Publisher's Synopsis
Despite his dreams of hipster rock glory, Ari Abramson's band, the Tribe, is more white bread than indie-cred. Made up of four suburban teens from a wealthy Jewish school, their Mötley Crüe is about as hardcore as SAT prep and scripture studies.
But after a one-song gig at a friend's Bar Mitzvah-a ska cover of "Hava Nagilah"-the Tribe's popularity erupts overnight. Now, Ari is forced to navigate a minefield of inflated egos, misplaced romance, and the shallowness of indie-rock elitism. It's a hard lesson in the complex art of playing it cool.
So Punk Rock is...
a 2010 Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Teen Readers
"Awesome. Brilliant. Hilarious. So Punk Rock is so good!"
-Blake Nelson, author of Girl
"A downright hilarious read."-Elizabeth Bird, author of School Library Journal's A Fuse #8 Production
"[A] cutting-edge prose-graphic hybrid. . .smart, laugh-out-loud witty."-Cynthia Leitich Smith, author of Tantalize and Eternal
A Booklist Top 10 Arts Books for Youth (2009) and Top 10 Religious Books for Youth (2009).
For more information, visit: www.kosherpunkrock.com.
Other links for So Punk Rock:
The Tribe Myspace page:
http://www.myspace.com/tribenj
Ari on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/rockonari
Reena on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/NJchoirGRRL
