MaLu, or if you want to anger her, Maria Luisa, is starting a new school in a new town. Things start off bad and get worse after she makes an enemy of the Posada Middle School’s most popular girl. Her mom is a college professor and, as MaLu calls her, a “SuperMexican” that wants MaLu to be a proper young lady. Her father lives several states way and keeps telling her things will get better, but will they? MaLu loves punk, zines, and skateboarding and the first rule of punk is to be yourself. Can MaLu do this and still find friends? Will her mom finally understand? The Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez is a a sincere and humorous story of friendship, family and being yourself.