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Punkzilla /

"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 sketch...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rapp, Adam
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Runaway teenagers > Juvenile fiction.
Methamphetamine abuse > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers > Juvenile fiction.
Runaways > Fiction.
Drug abuse > Fiction.
Brothers > Fiction.
Runaway teenage boys > Fiction.
Cancer patients > Fiction.
Bus travel > Fiction.
Thieves > Fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Domestic fiction.
Oregon > Fiction.
Portland (Or.) > Fiction.
Tennessee > Fiction.
Memphis (Tenn.) > Fiction.
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Summary:"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.
Physical Description:244 pages ; 20 cm.
Awards:Michael L. Printz Honor Book, 2010
ISBN:0763630314 (reinforced) :
9780763630317 (reinforced)