Punkzilla
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2009.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 244 pages ; 20 cm
"Punkzilla" is on a mission to see his older brother "P", before "P" dies of cancer. Still buzzing from his last hit of meth, he embarks on a days-long trip from Portland, Ore. to Memphis, Tenn., writing letters to his family and friends. Along the way, he sees a sketchier side of America and worries if he will make it to see his brother in time.
Subjects:
Drug abuse -- Juvenile fiction.
Brothers -- Juvenile fiction.
Cancer -- Patients -- Juvenile fiction.
Bus travel -- Juvenile fiction.
Thieves -- Juvenile fiction.
Memphis (Tenn.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Drug abuse -- Juvenile fiction.
Brothers -- Juvenile fiction.
Cancer -- Patients -- Juvenile fiction.
Bus travel -- Juvenile fiction.
Thieves -- Juvenile fiction.
Memphis (Tenn.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: 1200L
ISBN:
0763630314 (reinforced)
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Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2010.