The First Rule of Punk
Paperback – Illustrated, July 17, 2018
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · July 17, 2018
A 2018 Pura Belpré Author Honor Book 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.
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- Who it’s for
- A wry, warm read about friendship, self-expression, and finding your people through punk.
- Themes
- Friendship, Finding a sense of belonging, Self-expression
- Genres
- US: Hispanic & Latino Stories, Music Stories, Friendship
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A 2018 Pura Belpré Author Honor Book 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.
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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 by award-winning author Celia C. Pérez are featured throughout. "Malú rocks!" —Victoria Jamieson, author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning Roller Girl
Punk, Finding Your Place
A wry, warm read about friendship, self-expression, and finding your people through punk.
Come here for
- Punk style, zines, skateboarding, and making music your own
- The search for friends and a place to belong
Expect
- Humor alongside the awkwardness of starting over
- Black-and-white illustrations and collage art throughout
Where it sits
| Music Stories | 67% |
|---|---|
| Friendship | 60% |
| US: Hispanic & Latino Stories | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US: Hispanic & Latino Stories
- Music Stories
- Friendship
- Authors
- Celia C. Pérez
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- July 17, 2018
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Friendship · Finding a sense of belonging · Self-expression
- Reading lane
- US: Hispanic & Latino Stories