The First Rule of Punk
By Celia C. Pérez
By Celia C. Pérez
By Celia C. Pérez
By Celia C. Pérez
By Celia C. Pérez
By Celia C. Pérez
Category: Children's Middle Grade Books
Category: Children's Middle Grade Books
Category: Children's Middle Grade Books
The Science of Breakable Things
Strange Birds
Tight
Tumble
Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom
The Many Meanings of Meilan
PAWS: Gabby Gets It Together
Fenway and Hattie
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
Praise
Select awards and accolades for The First Rule of Punk:
A 2018 Pura Belpré Author Honor Book
A 2018 ALSC Notable Children’s Book
A 2018 Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award Winner
A 2017 ABA Indies Introduce Title
A Kids’ Indie Next List Pick
An E.B. White Read-Aloud Middle Reader Award finalist
A 2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction and Poetry Honor Book
An Amelia Bloomer List Book
CCBC Choices 2018
A 2018 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Publishers Weekly Flying Start
NPR Best Books of 2017
Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction of 2017
School Library Journal Best Books of 2017
★ ”A charming debut about a thoughtful, creative preteen connecting to both halves of her identity.”
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ ”Those who enjoy vivacious, plucky heroines… will eagerly embrace Malu.”
—School Library Journal, starred review
★ ”Pérez’s debut is as exuberant as its heroine… A rowdy reminder that people are at their best when they aren’t forced into neat, tidy boxes.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“A voice that is equal parts witty and sharp.”
—Bustle.com
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