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ISBN:	0763630314 (ISBN13: 9780763630317)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.candlewick.com/cat.asp?browse=Title&mode=book&isbn=0763630314&pix=n
Literary Awards:	Michael L. Printz Award Nominee (2010)

Punkzilla

Adam Rapp

Hardcover | Pages: 244 pages

Rating: 3.61 | 1475 Users | 276 Reviews

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Title	:	Punkzilla
Author	:	Adam Rapp
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 244 pages
Published	:	May 12th 2009 by Candlewick Press
Categories	:	Young Adult. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Teen. Contemporary

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An award-winning writer and playwright hits the open road for a searing novel-in-letters about a street kid on a highstakes trek across America.

For a runaway boy who goes by the name "Punkzilla," kicking a meth habit and a life of petty crime in Portland, Oregon, is a prelude to a mission: reconnecting with his older brother, a gay man dying of cancer in Memphis. Against a backdrop of seedy motels, dicey bus stations, and hitched rides, the desperate fourteen-year-old meets a colorful, sometimes dangerous cast of characters. And in letters to his sibling, he catalogs them all — from an abusive stranger and a ghostly girl to a kind transsexual and an old woman with an oozing eye. The language is raw and revealing, crackling with visceral details and dark humor, yet with each interstate exit Punkzilla’s journey grows more urgent: will he make it to Tennessee in time? This daring novel offers a narrative worthy of Kerouac and a keen insight into the power of chance encounters.

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I must give the full disclaimer here that the author, Adam Rapp, is my older brother, but that's not going to stop me from saying that I consider this to be his richest novel yet. As always, Adam unerringly captures the voices of his narrators (the book is a series of letters, most of which are written between two brothers), but in this novel he has reached his deepest level yet of compassion for all of the flawed and courageous and terrified characters he has created. I'm thrilled for his

This new YA novel is the gripping story of 14 year old Jaime (known as Punkzilla, or P. to his friends) after he runs away from military school and travels across the country to see his dying older brother in Memphis. His brother is estranged from the rest of the family due to his homosexuality, but Punkzilla has a close connection with him and is racing to see him before his expected death to advanced cancer. The story is told in a series of letters from Punkzilla to his brother, some of which

I thought this was a great book. I loved h perspective of Punkzilla. I really enjoyed reading his journey and hope whoever reads this book does too.

Cross-posted at Outlaw Reviews and at Shelf InflictedI really enjoyed this story about 14-year-old Jamies journey from Oregon to Tennessee to see his dying older brother. Jamies story is told in letters long, honest and revealing letters, mostly to and from his brother Peter. Jamie keeps his letters in a notebook that never leaves his sight, many of which are not mailed. These letters tell of his brief experience in a military academy, his demanding father and unhappy mother, his strait-laced

Rapp's take on a runaway teen is as harsh as it gets. Told through a series of letters written to Punkzilla's brother, the reader gets a taste of what is out there waiting for those desperate enought to leave home. Punkzilla is trying to make his way to Memphis to see his dying gay brother. The letters tell the story, and sometimes it seemed impossible that Punk would meet all the types of people he met. All in all an interesting read.

I think Rapp's writing is breathtaking; his use of language floors me. But I must admit I didn't love this novel wholeheartedly. I never made that deep emotional connection with Zilla. I think I kind of felt the hand of the author on the page, and so while I could appreciate it intellectually, I never completely believed enough to feel it.

Even though Punkzilla received the Michael L. Printz award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature from the ALA, I was completely new to Adam Rapp and the reputation that preceded him. I didnt have any expectations about this novel (thematically or otherwise), which I think is the best way to approach it if you really want to be smitten with it as I was. The first thing that came to my mind was that its like reading a teenage version of Kerouacs On the road. But then, I dont actually like On