The First Rule of Punk

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Synopsis
From debut author and longtime zine-maker Celia C. Pérez, The First Rule of Punk is a wry and heartfelt exploration of friendship, finding your place, and learning to rock out like no one’s watching.

There are no shortcuts to surviving your first day at a new school—you can’t fix it with duct tape like you would your Chuck Taylors.

On Day One, twelve-year-old Malú (María Luisa, if you want to annoy her) inadvertently upsets Posada Middle School’s queen bee, violates the school’s dress code with her punk rock look, and disappoints her college-professor mom in the process.

Her dad, who now lives a thousand miles away, says things will get better as long as she remembers the first rule of punk: be yourself.

The real Malú loves rock music, skateboarding, zines, and Soyrizo (hold the cilantro, please).

And when she assembles a group of like-minded misfits at school and starts a band, Malú finally begins to feel at home.

She'll do anything to preserve this, which includes standing up to an anti-punk school administration to fight for her right to express herself!

Black and white illustrations and collage art throughout make The First Rule of Punk a perfect pick for fans of books like Roller Girl and online magazines like Rookie.

Copyright:
2017

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780425290415
Related ISBNs:
9780425290408
Publisher:
Penguin Young Readers Group
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Celia C. Perez
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Children's Books, Entertainment, Literature and Fiction, Music
Grade Levels:
Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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