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“Catholic schoolgirl Antonia Labella aims for canonization in this satisfying comedy.” —People magazine
“With a satisfying ending, this novel about the realistic struggles of a chaste teen is a great addition to all collections.” —Starred, School Library Journal
“Fresh and funny, this debut novel introduces a 15-year-old Catholic schoolgirl who experiences typical adolescent angst but has her own way of dealing with it: Antonia regularly petitions the saints. . . . Her e-mails to the Vatican (inhabited here by a pope open to the notion of women priests, gay marriage, etc.) add flair to a coming-of-age novel already vivid for its warm portrayal of urban Italian-American family life.” —Starred, Publishers Weekly“Like good homemade pasta, this satisfying novel balances lightness with substance and leaves teens wanting another serving.” —Starred, Kirkus Reviews“First-time novelist Freitas hops into the romance genre and brightens and heightens it by providing characters who are anything but run-of-the-mill.” —Starred, Booklist“Donna Freitas has created a warmhearted story filled with humor, reflections and life. Antonia is amazing: very goal-orientated, determined, guided by her heart, a character who almost becomes a real friend. Freitas has a writing style that invites a reader to step into the story, to become part of it, and really feel the emotions and actions of her characters . . . . a charming a witty book.” —Teenreads.com“Clever and highly entertaining.” —Cathy Berner, Blue Willow Bookshop, Houston, TX“Utterly fresh and funny, THE POSSIBILITIES OF SAINTHOOD has heart. The voice of Antonia Lucia Labella is authentic and endearing. A contagious energy pulsates throughout, pulling us into a wholly believable world of burying fig trees, navigating girlhood, petitioning the Pope, and above all else—possibilities.” —Tanya Lee Stone, author of A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl“THE POSSIBILITIES OF SAINTHOOD is like the kiss Antonia longs for: passionate, funny, truthful, and most of all, a pleasure.” —Emily Franklin, author of At Face Value and The Other Half of Me“Donna Freitas’ lighthearted look at one adolescent’s journey through school, boys, and her religion is a slice of slightly irreligious, yet redemptive Catholic culture.”—ALAN Online Picks"It's one of those stories which displays real life."—A YALSA YA Galley Teen Reader"It's funny and true to life."—A YALSA YA Galley Teen Reader"This book is super cool! It made me laugh, a lot."—A YALSA YA Galley Teen Reader
DONNA FREITAS is a professor at Boston University and the author of Killing the Imposter God: Phillip Pullman’s Spiritual Imagination in His Dark Materials and Sex and the Soul: Juggling Sexuality, Spirituality, Romance, and Religion on America’s College Campuses. She lives in New York City.
Chapter One
I Pray to St. Sebastian About Gym
Class and Thank God I’m Not Named After
the Patron Saint of Snakebites
I gazed up at the familiar boy. A golden aura surrounds his beautiful, muscular body, arrows poking into him from every direction.
Poor saint, I thought to myself. I hope it doesn’t hurt. Sebastian’s stare was piercing, as if he were looking right through me.
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