After brief introductions for Maya and one new Bookshopper, we chatted a bit about the book, The First Rule of Punk, commiserating with Malú about being moved across the country at the beginning of 7th grade and about having VERY different hobbies and interests from her mom. Most of us could relate to that...
Then we turned on a punk rock playlist created by the book's author, Celia C. Pérez, to set the mood and dove into creating our own mini zines. For those who haven't read the book and aren't familiar with zines, according to Merriam-Webster, a zine is "a noncommercial often homemade or online publication usually devoted to specialized and often unconventional subject matter." Although we didn't have as much time or as many materials as Malú had in creating her awesome zines sprinkled throughout the book, the Bookshoppers were able to get a good start on some fabulous zines. Sneak peeks of the process and zines below!
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| Michelle: My Life |
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| Isaac: Shoes |
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| Sean: Dungeons & Dragons |
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| Gabriel: Shrunken Heads |
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| Mickey: Heads |
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| Naseem: Cambridge/Boston Sports Teams |
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| Avery: Music |
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| Arsalan: Space, Constellations, and Stars |
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| Amy: Friends |
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| Maya: Bugs |
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| Emily: Maine |
Our next meeting will be on Monday, December 3rd. We are reading Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, a graphic novelization of the journey of a young refugee fleeing Ghana in search of his brother and sister. See you then!
