The high desert, James Spooner
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The high desert, James Spooner
Language
eng
resource.biographical
autobiography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The high desert
Nature of contents
comics graphic novels
Oclc number
1256806094
Responsibility statement
James Spooner
Summary
"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"--Dust jacket flap
resource.variantTitle
High desert, black. punk. nowhere, a memoirHigh desert, black. punk. nowhere
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Subject
- Autobiographical comics
- Graphic novels
- Punk culture -- California -- Apple Valley
- Racially mixed people -- Biography
- Coming of age
- Punk rock music + Social aspects
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Comic books, strips, etc
- Music and race
- Racism
- Nineteen nineties
- Coming-of-age comics
- Spooner, James -- Childhood and youth
- Racially mixed people + Race identity
- Cartoonists -- Biography
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Artist
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- Autobiographical comics
- Graphic novels
- Punk culture -- California -- Apple Valley
- Racially mixed people -- Biography
- Coming of age
- Punk rock music + Social aspects
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Comic books, strips, etc
- Music and race
- Racism
- Nineteen nineties
- Coming-of-age comics
- Spooner, James -- Childhood and youth
- Racially mixed people + Race identity
- Cartoonists -- Biography
- Content2
- Artist1
- Author1
- Mapped to1