Hairstyles of the Damned (Punk Planet Bks. #0)
General fiction, Serious and literary fiction, Lifestyle, United States travel and geography
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
The debut novel from Akashic’s new imprint, Punk Planet Books. Also check out the smash hits How the Hula Girl Sings, Tender as Hellfire, and The Boy Detective Fails.“A funny, hard-rocking first-person tale of teenage angst and discovery.” —Booklist“Captures the loose, fun, recklessness… of midwestern punk.” —MTV.comHairstyles of the Damned is an honest, true-life depiction of growing up punk on Chicago’s south side: a study in the demons of racial intolerance, Catholic school conformism, and class repression. It is the story of the riotous exploits of Brian, a high school burnout, and his best friend, Gretchen, a punk rock girl fond of brawling. Based on the actual events surrounding a Chicago high school’s segregated prom, this work of fiction unflinchingly pursues the truth in discovering what it means to be your own person.