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The First Rule of Punk
by Celia C. Pérez
Punk-loving, zine-making Malú feels like an outsider everywhere, even in her own family. Her mom and dad have themselves figured out, even their divorce, but she is caught between wanting to please her cool, music-loving dad and her super traditional "SuperMexican" mom. At her new school she has the chance to start over and Malú finally has the chance to make her own mark... if she can only figure out how.
A great example of a complex mother-daughter dynamic that feels very real in all of its bumpiness and missteps, as well as realistically portraying the vulnerability of that age. Extra fun are all the punk and cultural references and the interstitial bits with Malú's zines, plus a how-to on the back. A story you can tell is being told with genuine love for its subject matter. Would be a good companion to books like Kelly Yang's Front Desk (and subsequent books), Maizy Chen's Last Chance, and Inside Out and Back Again... all books with strong female protagonists who are reckoning with family and cultural expectations and dynamics and finding themselves along the way.
A great example of a complex mother-daughter dynamic that feels very real in all of its bumpiness and missteps, as well as realistically portraying the vulnerability of that age. Extra fun are all the punk and cultural references and the interstitial bits with Malú's zines, plus a how-to on the back. A story you can tell is being told with genuine love for its subject matter. Would be a good companion to books like Kelly Yang's Front Desk (and subsequent books), Maizy Chen's Last Chance, and Inside Out and Back Again... all books with strong female protagonists who are reckoning with family and cultural expectations and dynamics and finding themselves along the way.