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092 $a305.80092$bSPOONER
100 1 $aSpooner, James.
245 14$aThe high desert /$cJames Spooner.
246 14$aHigh desert :$ba memoir : black. punk. nowhere
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bHarper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,$c2022.
300 $a368 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
500 $a"From the creator of AFRO-PUNK"--Cover.
520 $a"Scene: Apple Valley, California, in the late eighties, a thirsty, miserable desert. Teenage James Spooner hates that he and his mom are back in town after years away. The one silver lining--new school, new you, right? But the few Black kids at school seem to be gangbanging, and the other kids fall on a spectrum of micro-aggressors to future Neo- Nazis. Mixed race, acutely aware of his Blackness, James doesn't know where he fits until he meets Ty, a young Black punk who introduces him to the school outsiders-- skaters, unhappy young rebels, caught up in the punk groundswell sweeping the country. A haircut, a few Sex Pistols, Misfits and Black Flag records later: suddenly, James has friends, romantic prospects, and knows the difference between a bass and a guitar. But this desolate landscape hides brutal, building undercurrents: a classmate overdoses, a friend must prove himself to his white supremacist brother and the local Aryan brotherhood through a show of violence. Everything and everyone are set to collide at one of the year's biggest shows in town... Weaving in the Black roots of punk rock and a vivid interlude in the thriving eighties DIY scene in New York's East Village, this is the memoir of a budding punk, artist, and activist." --$cBook jacket.
600 10$aSpooner, James$xChildhood and youth$vComic books, strips, etc.
650 0$aCartoonists$zUnited States$vBiography$vComic books, strips, etc.
650 0$aRacially mixed people$zUnited States$vBiography$vComic books, strips, etc.
650 0$aRacially mixed people$xRace identity$zUnited States$vComic books, strips, etc.
650 0$aMusic and race$zUnited States$vComic books, strips, etc.
650 0$aPunk rock music$xSocial aspects$vComic books, strips, etc.
650 0$aPunk culture$zCalifornia$zApple Valley$vComic books, strips, etc.
650 0$aRacism$zUnited States$vComic books, strips, etc.
650 0$aNineteen nineties$vComic books, strips, etc.