Publisher: Random House

Copyright Date: 2019

Edition Date: 2019 Release Date: 07/09/19

Pages: 336 pages

ISBN: 0-525-56716-X

ISBN 13: 978-0-525-56716-5

Dewey: Fic

Dimensions: 21 cm.

Subject Heading:
Individuality. Fiction.
Friendship. Fiction.
Mexican Americans. Fiction.
Punk rock music. Fiction.
Bands (Music). Fiction.
Middle schools. Fiction.
Schools. Fiction.
Spanish language materials.
Individualidad. Novela. slem.
Amistad. Novela. slem.
Mexicoamericanos. Novela. slem.
Musica punk rock. Novela. slem.
Bandas (Musica). Novela. slem.
Escuelas de ensenanza media. Novela. slem.
Cuentos escolares. Novela. slem.
Materiales lectura en idioma espanol. slem.
Chicago (Ill.). Fiction.
Chicago (Illinois, Estados Unidos). Novela. slem.

Language: Spanish

Word Count: 50,745

Reading Level: 3.8

Interest Level: 7-12

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.5 / points: 7.0 / quiz: 190322SP / grade: Middle Grades

Un libro de honor del premio Pura Belpré, 2018

La primera regla del punk es una conmovedora exploración de la amistad, la búsqueda de uno mismo, y sobre aprender a "rockear" como si nadie te esta mirando.

No hay atajos para navegar el primer día de clases en una nueva escuela – no se arregla con cinta gafer como lo harías con tu par de tenis Chuck Taylor. La adolecente Malú, (María Luisa, si quieres irritarla), logra molestar a la chica mandamás de Posada Middle School, romper el código de vestimenta con su vestido punk rock, y decepcionar a su madre, quien es profesora universitaria. Y todo esto en su primer día de escuela intermedia. Su padre, quien ahora vive a miles de millas de distancia, le dice que las cosas mejorarán siempre y cuando nunca olvide la primera regla del punk: ser tú mismo.

La auténtica Malú ama el rock and roll, las patinetas, las revistas de manualidades y el Soyrizo (sin cilantro, por favor). Cuando empieza a encontrar otros estudiantes inadaptados con intereses parecidos, y forma su propio grupo musical, Malú empieza a sentirse feliz. Para resguardar esa nueva felicidad, ella haría cualquier cosa, incluyendo el enfrentarse con los administradores “anti-punk” de su escuela, ¡y luchar por su derecho a expresarse!

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A 2018 Pura Belpré Author Honor Book

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 Malú (María 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 Malú 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, Malú 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.

"Armed with a microphone and a pair of scissors, this book is all about creating something new and awesome in the world. Malú rocks!" --Victoria Jamieson, author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning Roller Girl