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The First Rule of Punk
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Celia C. Perez
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Children's & young adult fiction & true stories, Personal & social issues: sexuality & relationships (Children's/YA), Picture books
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Synopsis
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 Malu inadvertently upsets Posada Middle School's queen bee, violates the school's dress code with her punk-rock look, and disappoints her college-professor mum 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 Malu 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, Malu 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! New & Used
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What Reviewers Are Saying
Select awards and accolades for The First Rule of Punk:
A 2018 Pura Belpre Author Honor Book
A 2018 ALSC Notable Children's Book
A 2018 Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award Winner
A 2017 ABA Indies Introduce Title
A Kids' Indie Next List Pick
An E.B. White Read-Aloud Middle Reader Award finalist
A 2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction and Poetry Honor Book
An Amelia Bloomer List Book
CCBC Choices 2018
A 2018 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Publishers Weekly Flying Start
NPR Best Books of 2017
Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction of 2017
School Library Journal Best Books of 2017
"A charming debut about a thoughtful, creative preteen connecting to both halves of her identity."
-Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Those who enjoy vivacious, plucky heroines... will eagerly embrace Malu."
-School Library Journal, starred review
"Perez's debut is as exuberant as its heroine... A rowdy reminder that people are at their best when they aren't forced into neat, tidy boxes."
-Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A voice that is equal parts witty and sharp."
-Bustle.com
A 2018 Pura Belpre Author Honor Book
A 2018 ALSC Notable Children's Book
A 2018 Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award Winner
A 2017 ABA Indies Introduce Title
A Kids' Indie Next List Pick
An E.B. White Read-Aloud Middle Reader Award finalist
A 2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction and Poetry Honor Book
An Amelia Bloomer List Book
CCBC Choices 2018
A 2018 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Publishers Weekly Flying Start
NPR Best Books of 2017
Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction of 2017
School Library Journal Best Books of 2017
"A charming debut about a thoughtful, creative preteen connecting to both halves of her identity."
-Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Those who enjoy vivacious, plucky heroines... will eagerly embrace Malu."
-School Library Journal, starred review
"Perez's debut is as exuberant as its heroine... A rowdy reminder that people are at their best when they aren't forced into neat, tidy boxes."
-Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A voice that is equal parts witty and sharp."
-Bustle.com