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Catholic schoolgirl Antonia Labella aims for canonization in this satisfying comedy. -- People magazine<br> Hilarious and sweet. -- Miami Herald <br> Behold: A rare bloom of a book, a genuflection toward the reality that today's young can still be, more likely than not, good at heart. The Possibilities of Sainthood while never gloomy or dogmatic, is a literary work of mercy. Let us rejoice and be glad. --Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked <br> With a satisfying ending, this novel about the realistic struggles of a chaste teen is a great addition to all collections. -- School Library Journal, Starred Review<br> Fresh and funny, this debut novel introduces a 15-year-old Catholic schoolgirl who experiences typical adolescent angst but has her own way of dealing with it: Antonia regularly petitions the saints. . . . Her e-mails to the Vatican (inhabited here by a pope open to the notion of women priests, gay marriage, etc.) add flair to a coming-of-age novel already vivid for its warm

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DONNA FREITAS has been a professor at Boston University and at Hofstra in New York. She is currently splitting her time between Barcelona and New York and writing full time.

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