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Bowers, Laura

Beauty Shop for Rent: ...Fully Equipped, Inquire Within

328 pp. | Harcourt | May, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-15-205764-0 $17.00
(3) YA Money-hungry Abbey works long hours at her great-grandmother's beauty shop, determined to be a millionaire by age thirty-five and break the family pattern of teenage motherhood and depression. When her absent mother resurfaces, however, Abbey's plans go drastically awry. With a well-rounded cast of feisty women by her side, Abbey narrates her story with great vulnerability and heart.
Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

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