| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
368 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"From the creator of AFRO-PUNK"--Cover. |
| Summary |
"Scene: Apple Valley, California, in the late eighties, a thirsty, miserable desert. Teenage James Spooner hates that he and his mom are back in town after years away. The one silver lining--new school, new you, right? But the few Black kids at school seem to be gangbanging, and the other kids fall on a spectrum of micro-aggressors to future Neo-Nazis. Mixed race, acutely aware of his Blackness, James doesn't know where he fits until he meets Ty, a young Black punk who introduces him to the school outsiders--skaters, unhappy young rebels, caught up in the punk groundswell sweeping the country. A haircut, a few Sex Pistols, Misfits and Black Flag records later: suddenly, James has friends, romantic prospects, and knows the difference between a bass and a guitar. But this desolate landscape hides brutal, building undercurrents: a classmate overdoses, a friend must prove himself to his white supremacist brother and the local Aryan brotherhood through a show of violence. Everything and everyone are set to collide at one of the year's biggest shows in town... Weaving in the Black roots of punk rock and a vivid interlude in the thriving eighties DIY scene in New York's East Village, this is the memoir of a budding punk, artist, and activist"--Dust jacket flap. |
| Subject |
Spooner, James -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Cartoonists -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Racially mixed people -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Racially mixed people -- Race identity -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Music and race -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Punk rock music -- Social aspects -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Punk culture -- California -- Apple Valley -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Racism -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Nineteen nineties -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Coming of age -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Cartoonists. (OCoLC)fst00848081
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Coming of age. (OCoLC)fst01763769
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Music and race. (OCoLC)fst01030486
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Nineteen nineties. (OCoLC)fst01037803
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Punk culture. (OCoLC)fst01084152
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Racially mixed people. (OCoLC)fst01086595
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Racially mixed people -- Race identity.
(OCoLC)fst01086601
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Racism. (OCoLC)fst01086616
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California -- Apple Valley.
(OCoLC)fst01217597
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographical comics. (OCoLC)fst01921583
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Comics (Graphic works) (OCoLC)fst01921613
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Coming-of-age comics. (OCoLC)fst01985352
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Graphic novels. (OCoLC)fst01726630
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Nonfiction comics. (OCoLC)fst01921721
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Autobiographical comics.
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Coming-of-age comics.
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Nonfiction comics.
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Comics (Graphic works)
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Graphic novels.
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| Added Title |
High desert. a memoir : black. punk. nowhere. |
| ISBN |
9780358659112 (hardcover) |
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0358659116 (hardcover) |
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