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Title details for The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez - Available

The First Rule of Punk

by Celia C. Pérez
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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. 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

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    • Release date

      August 22, 2017

    • Formats

      • Kindle Book

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        • ISBN: 9780425290415
        • File size: 77921 KB

      • EPUB ebook

        • ISBN: 9780425290415
        • File size: 82457 KB

    • Languages

      • English

    • Levels

      • ATOS Level: 4.5
      • Lexile® Measure: 670
      • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
      • Text Difficulty: 3

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    Formats

    • Kindle Book
    • OverDrive Read
    • EPUB ebook

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    Languages

    • English

    Levels

    • ATOS Level:4.5
    • Lexile® Measure:670
    • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty:3