The First Rule of Punk
by Celia C. Pérez • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
Year Published 2017
Word Count 50,745
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 670L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 190322, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Music
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
- Individuality
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Bands (Music)
- Mexican Americans
- Middle schools--Fiction
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Music
- Middle schools
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Punk rock music--Fiction
- Individuality--Fiction
- Punk rock music
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Bands (Music)--Fiction
- Schools--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Friendship--Fiction
- Chicago (Ill.)--Fiction
- Friendship
- JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Music
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United S
- Lists With This Book
- #OwnVoices for 4-8
- Sample: Skyline ELA Texts
- Latinx Characters & Themes
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
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Awards & Distinctions 13
![Américas Award, 1993-2024](/images/list_image/3388.jpg)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2018
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
![Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2024](/images/list_image/4716.jpg.pagespeed.ce.kjftW_yWKh.jpg)
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2024
Winner, 2018
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
![Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024](/images/awards/4.jpg)
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Honor, 2018
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2017
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2017
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Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2017
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Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2017
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