The First Rule of Punk

Posted on 23 September 2019 by Celia C. Pérez

From debut author and longtime zine maker Celia C Perez, 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 Mal Maria 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 Mal 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, Mal 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. Free Download Kindle ePUB The First Rule of Punk By Celia C. Pérez – kino-fada.fr They don t warn you in library school They ll tell you about all the cool children s books you ll get to read They ll stress how you ll be able to make a difference in the lives of kids by introducing them to books they might never find on their own They ll talk about the glory of the profession, and rightly so But they won t tell you about Middle Grade Novel Burnout It s a killer, that one You see, if you read too many middle grade novels in a given year, you begin to sense patterns that They don t warn you in library school They ll tell you about all the cool children s books you ll get to read They ll stress how you ll be able to make a difference in the lives of kids by introducing them to books they might never find on their own They ll talk about the glory of the profession, and rightly so But they won t tell you about Middle Grade Novel Burnout It s a killer, that one You see, if you read too many middle grade novels in a given year, you begin to sense patterns that no one else can see In 2017 I ve started down that path I ll give you an example of a particular pattern The new kid in school It s not a new idea for a book Joseph Campbell would probably tell you that it s just a variation on the old A Stranger Comes to Town storytelling motif but this year it s gotten extreme In book after book authors ...What a lively book.This spunky heroine definitely reminded me of what it means to be young and passionate Can t believe I need reminding aah, university, what are you doing to me When the principal tells her the punk makeup she s wearing is not welcome in the school, she finds new ways of showing her style.Whenever someone tells her she can t do something, she tries twice as hard, instead of giving up She reminded me of me I used to be seriously scared of getting into trouble at school What a lively bo...I was lucky to read an advanced reader copy of this book It helps when you are married to the author Despite my obvious bias, this book is the bees knees, the bomb diggity, simply awesome If you don t fall in love with Maria Luisa Malu , the main characte...A realistic and captivating middle grade voice and a plot that moves along at a perfect pace This story of identity explores being Mexican American, being punk, being torn between cultures and parents, transition, and discovering your own patchwork quilt you Plus, Mal s zines woven in are awesomeBoricuan Bookworms Book Reviews The First Rule of Punk is a fun middle grade book about a Mexican American girl who whose mother has relocated them to Chicago for a new job I really liked a lot of things about Mal from the beginning, because it was completely relatable to me to see her struggling with her identity She doesn t want to be the perfect Mexican se orita her mother wants her to be, but instead wants to be punk like her dad.Mal s struggles really highlight the unrealistic Boricuan Bookworms Book Reviews The First Rule of Punk is a fun middle grade book about a Mexican American girl who whose mother has relocated them to Chicago for a new job I really liked a lot of things about Mal from the beginning, because it was completely relatable to me to see her struggling with her identity She doesn t want to be the perfect Mexican se orit...This debut middle grade novel by longtime zine maker Celia C P rez is a touching story about punk loving Maria Luisa, who likes to be referred to as Malu When she and her mother move to a new town and Malu starts a new middle school, she keeps reminding herself of the first rule of punk be yourself Unfortunately, Posada Middle School makes that hard to do with rules about dress code and an anti punk principal Readers will enjoy Malu s wry sense of humor and relate to themes like fitting in This debut middle grade novel by longtime zine maker Celia C P rez is a touching story about punk loving Maria Luisa, who likes to be referred to as Malu When she and her mother move to a new town and Malu starts a new middle school, she keeps reminding herself of the first rule ...Y ALL This book was everything I wanted it to be andHighly recommended to all girls rock campers, middle school misfits, zinesters, riot grrrls, and punks. Being punk meant a lot of different things, just like being Mexican meant many things Sometimes those things didn t seem to match And that was okay because I d discovered that maybe the first rule of punk was to make your own rules.actual rating 4.5This is a really cute book about a punk girl with a Mexican mother and a White father who i...Fresh fun story line fantastic format with the zines included Definitely a must have book for middle school librariesone of my favorite middle grade reads of the year a funny but heartfelt story about finding your people, being yourself, taking pride in your heritage, and standing up for what you believe in

English
23 September 2019

Celia C. Pérez