Hairstyles of the Damned

"A funny, hard-rocking first-person tale of teenage angst and discovery." --Booklist

"Captures the loose, fun, recklessness of midwestern punk." --MTV.com

Hairstyles of the Damned is an honest, true-life depiction of growing up punk on Chicago's south side: a study in the demons of racial intolerance, Catholic school conformism, and class repression. It is the story of the riotous exploits of Brian, a high school burnout, and his best friend, Gretchen, a punk rock girl fond of brawling. Based on the actual events surrounding a Chicago high school's segregated prom, this work of fiction unflinchingly pursues the truth in discovering what it means to be your own person.