Putting Make Up On Dead People by Jen Violi was a 2012 Oregon Book Awards finalist in young adult literature. The judge in young adult literature Linda Sue Park, had this to say about the book:
What kind of kid says, “When I grow up, I want to be a mortician”? This book introduces us to teen Donna Parisi, whose desire to become a mortician is neither comic nor macabre; her first-person narration rings with authenticity. The strong writing helps propel the reader through this slice-of-life story, and the questions Donna confronts about loss and death and moving on are human universals.”
This Wednesday, August 1st, at 7:00 p.m. at Children’s Place Bookstore, there will be an event to celebrate the paperback release of the book, and Jen says, “there will be dramatic reading, treats and impassioned autographing!”
Thank you, Susan! And thanks for sharing these great comments from Linda Sue Park.