Synopsis
It’s the 1980s and punk rock is blowing up in New York City. Young people from all five boroughs flock to CBGBs in Greenwich Village to see the latest band and be a part of the scene. On Staten Island, just a ferry ride away, sixteen-year-old Nina Boyd is into punk rock and comic books. She plays guitar, is a straight-A student, a champion swimmer, and is in love with her best friend.
But her best friend Kerri is a girl, and Nina knows her family would never approve. They’ve sent her to a conservative Catholic high school and they’re already suspicious of any of her friends who aren’t straight enough. As Nina’s crush grows stronger, she must choose between her family’s dreams for her and her own.
From: Street Noise Books
Notes on This Title
The main character of this title is a lesbian teen whose mother is Latina. There are frequent depictions of homophobic language, as well as an act of homophobic violence committed by a parent against their child.
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Reviews
“A heartfelt LGBTQ+ graphic novel, Punk Like Me traces a girl’s passage from preparatory school to punk rock, fighting to be who she wants to be along the way.” (Source: Foreword Reviews)
“Fans of queer romance will appreciate the complicated nostalgia of this period piece.” (Source: Publishers Weekly)
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