Beauty Queens (47 page)

Libba Bray
is the
New York Times
bestselling author of the novels
A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels
, and
The Sweet Far Thing
. She was awarded the Printz Award for her novel
Going Bovine
. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and son. You can visit her online at www.libbabray.com.

Copyright © 2011 by Libba Bray
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Cover design by Elizabeth B. Parisi

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