The Celebutantes on the Avenue [Import] [Paperback]

Antonio Pagliarulo (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Random House (2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1862304629
• ISBN-13: 978-1862304628
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Born and raised in New York City, I started writing at an early age, thanks to a very cool teacher who eventually found out that the notebook I carried around contained lots of weird stories and virtually no homework. The pattern continued straight on through till high school and, come to think of it, hasn't stopped.

When people ask me to describe myself, I almost always respond with the same line: I'm a nice Italian- American kid from the Bronx. I sold chocolate door-to-door in my grammar school years and volunteered a lot as a teenager. Then it was off to college, where things got a little crazy...(just kidding!)

Working as a tutor for inner city teens, I was both moved and inspired by the stories I heard, the struggles I witnessed, and the triumphant spirit so many of these young people found within themselves. A DIFFERENT KIND OF HEAT is a gritty book; it's about the inner city because it was born in the inner city -- a place people too often forget, or just don't want to remember. But the stories and truths of our inner cities aren't ones we can afford to forget.

I still live in the Big Apple and I'll probably be here for the rest of my life. There are so many stories to write!

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars so much fun!, June 7, 2007

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AvidReader (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Celebutantes: On the Avenue (Paperback)

I thought this book was awesome and I can't wait to read the next one in the series. It was well written and a very good mystery. Don't know what the first review is talking about. This is a GREAT teen book and you won't be disappointed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Celebutantes Fan, June 9, 2007

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This review is from: The Celebutantes: On the Avenue (Paperback)

I LOVED this book! It was funny, witty and outrageously believable considering the headlines we read today. How Britney, Lindsay + the Paris Hiltons grace the covers of gossip tabloids and blogs everywhere. So funny + clever. You get a sneak peek into the life they live and drama they deal with and in my favorite city. NYC.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome mystery with a FASHIONABLE twist!, June 8, 2007

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SmartyGirl (NY, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Celebutantes: On the Avenue (Paperback)

Oh My God! What a totally amazing book! I love mysteries and I love fashion and The Celebutantes: On The Avenue brings these two worlds together so well! And it's really funny too. What I also love about the characters Madison, Park and Lexington is that they are smart girls with a sense of fashion. They wear their Manolo Blahniks and they use their brains. The Celebutantes: On The Avenue takes the reader on a fashion filled crime solving spree! I so hope they make a movie out of it. I can't wait for next book In The Club!