A debut young adult graphic
novel from Ignatz Award-winning and nationally syndicated cartoonist,
Bianca Xunise.
When
life gives you guitars, smash them!
School
is out for summer and Ariel Grace Jones is determined to make it one
for the books! Together with their bestie bandmates, Michele and
Gael, Ariel believes they’re destined to break into the music
industry and out of Chicago’s Southside by singing lead in their
garage punk band, Baby Hares.
But
before Baby Hares can officially get into the groove, the realities
of post grad life start to weigh on this crew of misfits. Ari begins
to worry that it’s time to pull the plug on their dreams of making
it big.
Just
when all hope feels lost, a fellow punk and local icon takes an
interest in their talent. It seems like he might be the only one
Ariel can rely on as frustrations between bandmates reach at an
all-time high.
Punk
Rock Karaoke is a coming-of-age tale that draws upon the
explosive joy of the underground scene, while raising questions about
authenticity, the importance of community and what it means to
succeed on your own terms.