Violence Girl

By Alice Bag,

Book cover of Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, a Chicana Punk Story

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The proximity of the East L.A. barrio to Hollywood is as close as a short drive on the 101 freeway, but the cultural divide is enormous. Born to Mexican-born and American-naturalized parents, Alicia Armendariz migrated a few miles west to participate in the free-range birth of the 1970s punk movement.ā€¦

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1 author picked Violence Girl as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Iā€™ve read this book twice. Both times, I couldnā€™t put it down. Alice Bag can tell a story, and my neurodivergent ass loves books parsed into bite-sized sections. Aliceā€™s stories begin with her childhood and end with her becoming a teacher. 

I look up to Alice and relate to her a lot. We both grew up in difficult family situations; we were both ambitious teens who were able to befriend just about anybody; and then we both learned to express our creativity and exercise our demons through punk. Growing up a bit and reigning in our talents, we both becameā€¦

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