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Published on Nov 18, 2004 | 192 Pages
A MICHAEL L. PRINTZ HONOR BOOK • A captivating coming-of-age tale that beautifully capture the transformative power of friendship and the raw energy of punk rock.
“Funny and heart-wrenching.”—BCCB, starred review
“Amazing.”—Booklist, starred review
“Candid, irreverent, realistic, and humorous.”—School Library Journal, starred review
Troy Billing is: Seventeen, 290 pounds, friendless, utterly miserable, and about to step off the subway platform in front of an oncoming train.
Until he meets Curt MacCrae, an emaciated, semi-homeless, high-school-dropout guitar genius, the stuff of which Lower East Side punk rock legends are made. Never mind that Troy’s dad thinks Curt’s a drug addict, and Troy’s brother thinks Troy’s the biggest (literally) loser in Manhattan. Soon, Curt’s recruited Troy as his new drummer—despite the fact that Troy can’t play the drums. Together, Curt and Troy will change the world of punk, and Troy’s own life, forever.
A Best Book of the Year: Miami Herald, Booklist, and School Library Journal
“Funny and heart-wrenching.”—BCCB, starred review
“Amazing.”—Booklist, starred review
“Candid, irreverent, realistic, and humorous.”—School Library Journal, starred review
Troy Billing is: Seventeen, 290 pounds, friendless, utterly miserable, and about to step off the subway platform in front of an oncoming train.
Until he meets Curt MacCrae, an emaciated, semi-homeless, high-school-dropout guitar genius, the stuff of which Lower East Side punk rock legends are made. Never mind that Troy’s dad thinks Curt’s a drug addict, and Troy’s brother thinks Troy’s the biggest (literally) loser in Manhattan. Soon, Curt’s recruited Troy as his new drummer—despite the fact that Troy can’t play the drums. Together, Curt and Troy will change the world of punk, and Troy’s own life, forever.
A Best Book of the Year: Miami Herald, Booklist, and School Library Journal
Author
K. L. Going
K. L. GOING is the award-winning author of multiple books for children and teens. She received a Michael Printz Honor for her teen novel, Fat Kid Rules the World, which was made into a feature film. Her beloved middle-grade novel, The Liberation of Gabriel King, was an IRA Notable Book for a Global Society, a CBC Children’s Choice, was nominated for eleven state awards, and is taught in classrooms around the world. Her books have been Booksense picks, Scholastic Book Club choices, Junior Library Guild selections, and have been published worldwide. She currently writes and teaches Language Arts and writing to seventh and eighth graders at a Montessori school, and lives in New York with her family.
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