"I know I promised Mum to stay out of trouble, but there's limits to how straight a punk girl can go and still be herself." Laura Brown, now a college student in London, is the bassist for the dirty angels, a punk out. t that sings against corruption. But when Europe's political climate changes for the worse, it's time for Laura to change, too, and make the jump from practicing with her band to practicing what her band preaches.
Summary In 2017, two years after England introduces carbon dioxide rationing to combat climate change, eighteen-year-old Laura chronicles her first year at a London university as natural disasters and political upheaval disrupt her studies.
Topics Protest movements. Energy conservation. Rationing. Climate change. Diaries. London, England. Punk rock. Rock bands.
Lexile 690L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Publication date 2010-02-14
JLG Release Date Apr 2010
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Young Adult Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
Young Adult Plus
Young Adult Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
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