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Punkzilla tells the story of a fourteen‑year‑old boy who adopts the nickname "Punkzilla" and abandons a life of petty crime and methamphetamine use in Portland, Oregon. He sets out on a bus‑ridden, motel‑stopped journey to Memphis, where his older brother—an openly gay man dying of cancer—is waiting. Along the way, Punkzilla encounters a varied cast, from an abusive stranger to a kind transsexual and others, and records their stories in letters to his sibling. The epistolary format provides raw, vivid descriptions and dark humor, framing a quest to reach Tennessee before the brother's death.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Adam Rapp
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