01670cam a2200289 4500 1163727279 TxAuBib 20101109120000.0 100510s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010019896 9780061997792 pbk. 006199779X pbk. DLC DLC TxAuBib Maguire, Gregory. The next queen of heaven : a novel / Gregory Maguire. 1st Harper pbk. ed. New York : Harper, 2010. 347 p. ; 21 cm. "As the new millennium approaches, the eccentric town of Thebes grows even stranger. Clocked by a Catholic statuette, Mrs. Leontina Scales begins speaking in tongues. Her daughter, Tabitha Scales, and her sons scheme to save their mother or surrender her to Jesus--whatever comes first. Meanwhile, choir director Jeremy Carr, caught between lust and ambition, fumbles his way toward Y2K. Only a modern master like Gregory Maguire can spin a tale this frantic, funny, and farcical. The ancient Sisters of the Sorrowful Mysteries join with a gay singing group. The Radical Radiants battle the Catholics. A Christmas pageant goes horribly awry. And a child is born. THE NEXT QUEEN OF HEAVEN is Maguire's most imaginative story yet"-- Provided by publisher. 20101109. City and town life New York (State) Fiction. Eccentrics and eccentricities Fiction. Mothers and daughters Fiction. Teenagers Fiction. New York (State) Fiction. TXKIP