The First Rule of Punk
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The First Rule of Punk

by Celia C. Pérez

2017•Music/dance•336 pages

Taste attributes: music/dancedramafamilywholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeWholesome and realistic: an intimate book, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

“What do you do when your mom moves you to Chicago, far away from your friends, your dad, and his record shop? If you’re Malu, you make zines to express your feelings, find your people at school, and start a punk band to reinvent traditional Mexican music.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Music/danceDramaFamilyEmpowerment/personal growthFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

IndividualityPunk rock musicMiddle schoolsSchoolsMexican AmericansFriendshipRock musicJuvenile fiction

Details

Author
Celia C. Pérez
Published
2017
Pages
336
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