The First Rule of Punk
by Celia C. Pérez • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2017
Word Count 50,745
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 670L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 190322
- 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
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- Great Middle School Reads
- Choice Texts Gr. 6
- Niles Middle School Books
- #OwnVoices for 4-8
- Latinx and Latin American Secondary
- Diverse Lit Kits, 3-6
- Reading Colors Your World: iREAD Teen
- BookQuest 2020-2021
- Project Lit Community 2020-2021
- Project Lit Community 2020-2021
- Juvenile Fiction
- Culturally Responsive Titles, Grades 6-8
- We Are Kid Lit 2021
- NBSLS Sora/Overdrive Titles
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Celia C. Pérez about The First Rule of Punk
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Celia C. Pérez
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 10
Meet-the-Author Recording with Celia C. Pérez
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Interview with Celia C. Pérez
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Belpré Author Honor Acceptance Speech, 2018, given by Celia C. Pérez
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Interview with Celia C. Pérez
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Make Your Own Zine Activity from Denver Public Library
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Discussion Guide from Penguin Publishing Group USA
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Teacher's Guide from Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
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Book Readings 1
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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Awards & Distinctions 14
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Selection, 2021
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2021
Author Honor, 2018
Américas Award, 1993-2021
Commended, 2018
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2018
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2021
Winner, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Middle Selection, 2017
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2020
Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2017
Fanfare, 2001 - 2020
Selection, 2017
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