num_pages: 336
description: Abbey Garner has a plan: to earn a million dollars by the time she's thirty-five. Financial independence will allow her to break the cycle of unhappiness endured by the women in her family. Determined to fulfill her dream, Abbey works at Granny Po's struggling beauty shop, where the feisty Gray Widows go to primp, polish, perm . . . and, of course, gossip. There, among the hair dryers and perm rods--and with the help of a new friend--Abbey finds the courage to open her heart and take risks required for her to live life to its fullest.Debut author Laura Bowers creates a funny and touching first novel about family--both the one we are born to and the one we create ourselves.
language: English
title: Beauty Shop for Rent: . . . Fully Equipped, Inquire Within
titlecomplete: Beauty Shop for Rent: . . . Fully Equipped, Inquire Within
genres: Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Chick Lit, Coming Of Age, Slice Of Life, Young Adult, Teen, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 800
awards: awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: Gateway Readers Award
publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers