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Karcz, Lauren,

The gallery of unfinished girls / Lauren Karcz. - First edition. - 340 pages ; 22 cm

A beautiful and evocative look at identity and creativity, The Gallery of Unfinished Girls is a stunning debut in magical realism. Perfect for fans of The Walls Around Us and Bone Gap. Mercedes Moreno is an artist. At least, she thinks she could be, even though she hasn't been able to paint anything worthwhile in the past year. Her lack of inspiration might be because her abuela is in a coma. Or the fact that Mercedes is in love with her best friend, Victoria, but is too afraid to admit her true feelings. Despite Mercedes's creative block, art starts to show up in unexpected ways. A piano appears on her front lawn one morning, and a mysterious new neighbor invites Mercedes to paint with her at the Red Mangrove Estate. At the Estate, Mercedes can create in ways she hasn't ever before. But Mercedes can't take anything out of the Estate, including her new-found clarity. Mercedes can't live both lives forever, and ultimately she must choose between this perfect world of art and truth and a much messier reality. "A dreamy and subtle work of art, The Gallery of Unfinished Girls explores love, family, and the maddening, magical drive to create art."--Adi Alsaid, author of Let's Get Lost

A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG.)

9780062467775 (trade binding) 0062467778 (trade binding)

2017288976


Artists
Creative ability
Teenagers
Puerto Rican women
Artist's block
Painting
Lesbian teenagers
Artists
Puerto Rican women
Artist's block
Painting
Artists
Teenagers
Artists.
Artist's block.
Creative ability.
Lesbian teenagers.
Painting.
Puerto Rican women.
Teenagers.

PZ7.1.K363 / Gal 2017

813.6