When Misako comes to the U.S. as an exchange student from Japan, she is overwhelmed by all the differences - the people, the culture, the indigestion! But with the help of her kind host family and their daughter, Natalie, she quickly becomes acclimated to her American high school. Misako's world is turned upside down the night she meets Zac, the lead singer of a rock band. Zac is gorgeous, and his songs move Misako to the core. She falls for him hard, but Zac has lots of groupies and is much too flirtatious to trust as a boyfriend. So, Misako suppresses her feelings and becomes his friend instead. But then Zac starts to give her mixed signals. Should she risk her friendship to tell how she feels? Based on the auhor's own experiences, this is an exuberant and funny tale of all the ups and down of first love. Rock and Roll Love was awarded "Best Teen's Book" by the New York Public Library.
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Misako Rocks! developed a love for comics and manga at an early age and drew her first comic at the age of 13. She moved to New York in 2001 and worked as a a puppeteer, face painter, animal balloon maker, and art teacher while still developing her own work. Her first break came when the Onion decided to use her illustrations for their now famous “Savage Love” column, which runs every week. Shortly thereafter, Misako scored a two-book deal with Hyperion, a three-book deal with Henry Holt and a writing gig for Archie comics. Misako has been featured in many magazines and newspapers, including Elle Girl and the New York Times. The BBC, NHK and TV Asahi also featured her in a documentary about her comic book life. Recently, Misako was chosen as one of Nikkei Woman Magazine’s 15 Women of the year. Misako currently lives in Brooklyn, New York and spends her free time riding her vintage bike, making hip hop, kissing babies, shaking hands, slam dunking and eating lots of Onigiri !!!
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