02481cam a2200373 i 4500 623606330 TxAuBib 20171006120000.0 160813s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062467775 0062467778 (OCoLC)956688038 BTCTA BTCTA eng eng rda rda rda BTCTA rda BDX BTCTA YDX OCO JAS ORX NGP GZD TxAuBib BDX YDX OCO JAS ORX NGP GZD TxAuBib rda Karcz, Lauren, author. The Gallery of Unfinished Girls / By Lauren Karcz. First edition. New York, NY : Harper Teen, 2017. 340 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier 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. HL780L Lexile. Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.2 13 191870. 20171006. Artists Juvenile fiction. Creative ability Juvenile fiction. Teenagers Juvenile fiction. Puerto Rican women Juvenile fiction. Artist's block Juvenile fiction. Painting Juvenile fiction. Fiction. TXKPL