Tween Hobo: Off the Rails (Paperback)

Tween Hobo

ISBN 10: 1476747830 / ISBN 13: 9781476747835

Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 2016

About this Item

Paperback. From playwright and TV writer Alena Smith comes a hilarious and irreverent illustrated book based on the popular Twitter feed (attweenhobo), featuring a young spunky girl who sets out in search of freedom, adventure, and her own personal obsession: Justin Bieber tickets.Get ready to laugh and learn with the littlest hobo. Shes only twelve years old, but a hard twelve. Youll meet her friends: Stumptown Jim (her weatherbeaten BFFL); Tin Cap Earl (whos always down to shoot a junkyard haul video); Toothpick Frank (who learns to love Pinterest); Salt Chunk Annie (a woman of the night, whatever that means); and Hot Johnny Two-Cakes (who Tween Hobo swears she does NOT have a crush on). Find out how she survives, thanks in part to strawberry lip gloss. Youll hear her take on major cultural events (I go off a fiscal cliff every time I go near a Claires). And youll enjoy beautiful hand-rendered illustrations that bring out the beauty in her wordsjust like how eyeliner makes a hobos look really pop. Often snarky and frequently ridiculous, this imaginative journal-like book includes maps, jokes, laughs, doodles, tips, hobo symbols (House with a triangle on top means PIZZA PARTY!!!), games, stories, and more. So grab your iPhone and wrap it in a handkerchief, tie it to a stick, and lets roll! "A hilarious and irreverent illustrated book based off of the popular Twitter feed, which tells the story of a Tween Girl who packed a bindle full of glitter pens and snuck out of math class one Monday afternoon to hop the rails in search of freedom, adventure, and her own personal white whale: Bieber tickets"-- This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tween Hobo: Off the Rails (Paperback)
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1476747830
• ISBN 13: 9781476747835
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

From playwright and TV writer Alena Smith comes a hilarious and irreverent illustrated book based on the popular Twitter feed (@tweenhobo), featuring a young spunky girl who sets out in search of freedom, adventure, and her own personal obsession: Justin Bieber tickets.

Get ready to laugh and learn with the littlest hobo. She’s only twelve years old, but a “hard twelve.” You’ll meet her friends: Stumptown Jim (her weatherbeaten BFFL); Tin Cap Earl (who’s always down to shoot a junkyard haul video); Toothpick Frank (who learns to love Pinterest); Salt Chunk Annie (a “woman of the night,” whatever that means); and Hot Johnny Two-Cakes (who Tween Hobo swears she does NOT have a crush on).

Find out how she survives, thanks in part to strawberry lip gloss. You’ll hear her take on major cultural events (“I go off a fiscal cliff every time I go near a Claire’s”). And you’ll enjoy beautiful hand-rendered illustrations that bring out the beauty in her words—just like how eyeliner makes a hobo’s look really pop.

Often snarky and frequently ridiculous, this imaginative journal-like book includes maps, jokes, laughs, doodles, tips, hobo symbols (“House with a triangle on top means PIZZA PARTY!!!), games, stories, and more. So grab your iPhone and wrap it in a handkerchief, tie it to a stick, and let’s roll!

About the Author

Alena Smith, the creator of Tween Hobo, is a playwright. Her work has been produced internationally, and her play The Bad Guys was made into an independent film. Alena lives in Los Angeles, where she is a staff writer for HBO's The Newsroom.

Kate Harmer is the Founder and Creative Director of Hum Creative, a Seattle-based design studio. She received an MFA from Rhode Island School of Design, and her work has been recognized by multiple design publications.