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Wilke, Daria,

Playing a part / by Daria Wilke ; translated from Russian by Marian Schwartz. - First American edition. - New York : Arthur A. Levine Books , c2015. - 161 pages ; 22 cm.

"Originally published in Russian as Shutovskoi kolpak by Samokat Publishing House, May 2013"--Title page verso.

Grishka has grown up in the closed world of a puppet theater in Russia, but now that world seems to be falling apart--his best friend needs an operation, financial difficulties are forcing people out, his homosexual friend Sam, the jester, is leaving for Holland and Grishka no longer knows what role he himself is playing.



ISBN: 9780545726078 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2014012002

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Marionettes--Juvenile fiction.
Puppeteers--Juvenile fiction.
Puppet theater--Russia (Federation)--Juvenile fiction.
Gay people--Russia (Federation)--Juvenile fiction.
Identity (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction.
Marionettes--Fiction.
Puppeteers--Fiction.
Puppet theater--Fiction.
Gay people--Fiction.
Identity--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Russia (Federation)--Juvenile fiction.
Russia (Federation)--Fiction.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.W648398 / Pl 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 813.6 W681p 2015