Maguire, Gregory.     frey50        <br/><br/>
The next queen of heaven :  a novel / 
Gregory Maguire. 
 - 1st Harper pbk. ed. 
 - New York :  Harper,  2010. 
 - 347 p. ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> "As the new millennium approaches, the eccentric town of Thebes grows even stranger. Clocked by a Catholic statuette, Mrs. Leontina Scales begins speaking in tongues. Her daughter, Tabitha Scales, and her sons scheme to save their mother or surrender her to Jesus--whatever comes first. Meanwhile, choir director Jeremy Carr, caught between lust and ambition, fumbles his way toward Y2K. Only a modern master like Gregory Maguire can spin a tale this frantic, funny, and farcical. The ancient Sisters of the Sorrowful Mysteries join with a gay singing group. The Radical Radiants battle the Catholics. A Christmas pageant goes horribly awry. And a child is born. THE NEXT QUEEN OF HEAVEN is Maguire's most imaginative story yet"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780061997792 (pbk.) 006199779X (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010019896 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>City and town life--New York (State)<br/>Eccentrics and eccentricities<br/>Mothers and daughters<br/>Teenagers
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>New York (State)
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>Mag   2