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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2008
Gr 7-Up Antonia Lucia Labella, 15, strives to become the first living saint in the history of the Catholic Church. She petitions various saints for any number of reasons, big and small, serious and amusing. Every month for the last eight years, she has written to the Vatican with a new idea for a patron saint for everything from fig trees to kisses and offered herself as a candidate for the position. Her first request...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2008
Fifteen-year-old Antonia Lucia Labella, whose family owns an Italian market in Providence, Rhode Island, has two strong passions: saints and Catholic-high-school hottie Andy Rotellini. Antonia has studied the saints for years and petitions them on a daily basis, from St. Expeditus ("Patron Saint Against Procrastination") to St. Walburga ("Patron Saint of Harvests, Against Storms and Coughing") to Mary Magdalen ("Patron Saint of Hairstylists"). For years Antonia has been writing the Vatican ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Fifteen-year-old Antonia, whose family owns an Italian market in Providence, Rhode Island, has two passions: saints and Catholic-high-school hotti...Log In or Sign Up to Read More