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Putting makeup on the fat boy

by Bil Wright

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Sixteen-year-old Carlos Duarte is on the verge of realizing his dream of becoming a famous make-up artist, but first he must face his jealous boss at a Macy's cosmetics counter, his sister's abusive boyfriend, and his crush on a punk-rocker classmate.

Makeup artistsFamily lifeSingle-parent familiesHomosexualityHigh schoolsSchoolsHispanic AmericansFictionFamiliesJuvenile fictionYOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBTCosmetics