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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Harvard bound Leo Caraway has his world rocked. He is accused of cheating on a math test which puts paid to his scholarship. When he first found out his real father was the lead singer of Purge, the most popular, most destructive punk rock band in music history Leo is horrified. After the scholarship fiascos, he sees his notorious punk dad as a possible means for money to still attend Harvard. Max contacts Maggot aka dad and is invited to work as a roadie for the band’s comeback tour. Max’s eyes are opened to the life of the “nasty and famous.” Situational and language cautions (  )cpotter | May 26, 2009 |   Leo Caraway is not the type of character you'd usually expect to see in a novel for teens. He's a member of the Young Republicans, has earned early admission to Harvard complete with a much-needed scholarship, and has a best friend named Melinda who is a full-on Goth who thinks of punk music like a religion. When Leo agrees to do a favor for Melinda, the result is an accusation of cheating that loses Leo his scholarship and dreams of Harvard. His discovery that his biological father is actually King Maggot, a punk superstar, starts the rest of the unlikely but hysterical plot. Leo is self-confident and genuine, with a sly sense of humor, and the supporting cast of characters is endlessly entertaining. This funny book is never a chore to read, and it has some great things to say about friendship, family, knowing who you are, and accepting others for who they are. Don't let that scare you, though. Mostly it's just really, really funny. (  )librarymeg | Apr 9, 2009 | This book was okay but i wasn't like the best book out there to read. It's a semi page turner and once you read it the first time you can't read it a second time. ( )Twilight-fan_4life | Apr 8, 2009 | punk, great, rock, great, very good book! (  )poopyboy88 | Feb 19, 2009 | I laughed out loud while reading this. Very intelligent read. You would need to have some knowledge of the early punk era/movement, but readers would still get the gist. ( )samanthawarren | Jul 18, 2008 | 0.057 seconds to build listing
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0786809205, Hardcover)Leo Caraway—high school senior, president of the Young Republicans club, 4.0 GPA, future Harvard student—had his entire future perfectly planned out. That was, until the X factor. As in Marion X. McMurphy. As in King Maggot, the lead singer of Purge, the most popular, most destructive band punk rock has ever seen. As in Leo’s biological father. When Leo discovers that his real father is the punk rock legend King Maggot, he is disgusted. Not only is Leo not a punk rock fan, but he believes the X factor (the Maggot blood that is running through his veins) is a dangerous time bomb just waiting to explode. And sure enough it does—Leo stubbornly defends the unlikeliest of people, thereby getting himself falsely accused of cheating on a test. Because of the blemish on his record, the once star pupil finds his scholarship to Harvard taken away. So he hatches the crazy plan of going on tour with King Maggot for Purge’s summer revival tour, all the while secretly hoping to convince Maggot to pay for his tuition. But life on the road is even crazier than Leo ever bargained for, and before the summer is out, he will finally discover the surprising truth about his dad, his friends, and most importantly, himself.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:01 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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