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Flash burnout a novel

"Telephoto lens. Zoom. In a shutter release millisecond, Blake's world turns upside down. The nameless woman with the snake tattoo is not just another assignment. 'That's my mom!' gasps Marissa. Saturated self-portrait: Blake, nice guy, class clown, always trying to get a la...

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Main Author: Madigan, L. K.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 2009.
Subjects:
Photographers > Young adult fiction.
High school students > Young adult fiction.
Friendship > Young adult fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) > Young adult fiction.
Dating (Social customs) > Young adult fiction.
Summary: "Telephoto lens. Zoom. In a shutter release millisecond, Blake's world turns upside down. The nameless woman with the snake tattoo is not just another assignment. 'That's my mom!' gasps Marissa. Saturated self-portrait: Blake, nice guy, class clown, always trying to get a laugh, not sure where to focus. Contrast. Shannon, Blake's GF. Total. Babe. Marissa, just a friend and fellow photographer. Shannon loves him; Marissa needs him. How is he supposed to frame them both in one shot?"--dust cover flap.
Physical Description: 332 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780547194899
0547194897
Author Notes: L. K. Madigan was born Lisa Kay Wolfson in Portland, Oregon in 1963. Before becoming a writer, she worked at Warner Bros. Records. She wrote Flash Burnout, which won the 2010 William C. Morris Award, and The Mermaid's Mirror. She was a 20-year breast cancer survivor. She died from pancreatic cancer on February 23, 2011 at the age of 47.

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