We are so excited to offer a family book club! Kids in grades 3-7 and their caregiver will read the same book, and we will meet on September 18th at 6 pm to discuss! 

This month's book is The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez.

 Here's a short summary courtesy of the publisher: 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 Malu (Maria Luisa, if you want to annoy her) inadvertently upsets Posada Middle School’s queen be, 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.

The real Malu 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, Malu 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 rights and express herself.

Registration is required for this event! Books can be picked up in the Children's Room! 

*Thank you to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring this event!