In the tradition of John Greenrsquo;s The Fault in Our Stars and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl; this incredibly moving and harrowing true story of a teenager diagnosed with cancer is ldquo;a resounding affirmation of how music can lift onersquo;s spirits beyond gray skies and bad news (Kirkus Reviews).rdquo;Punkrsquo;s not dead in rural West Virginia. In fact; it blares constantly from the basement of Rob and Nat Rufusmdash;identical twin brothers with spiked hair; black leather jackets; and the most kick-ass record collection in Appalachia. To them; school (and pretty much everything else) sucks. But what can you expect when yoursquo;re the only punks in town? When the brothers start their own band; their lives begin to change: they meet friends; they attract girls; and they finally get invited to join a national tour and get out of their rat box little town. But their plans are cut short when Rob is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer that has already progressed to Stage Four. Not only are his dreams of punk rock stardom completely shredded; there is a very real threat that this is one battle that canrsquo;t be won. While Rob suffers through nightmarish treatments and debilitating surgery; Nat continues on their bandrsquo;s road to success alone. But as Robrsquo;s life diverges from his brotherrsquo;s; he learns to find strength within himself and through his music. Die Young with Me is a ldquo;raw; honest picture of the weirdness of growing uprdquo; (Marky Ramone) and the story of a brave teenrsquo;s battle with cancer and the many ways music helped him cope through his recovery.
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Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very small; dimensionally.By Christopher A. OlsonI bought this as a gift for a friend that is into the history of Youngstown. I was disappointed the size of the book. It is a very small book; both in size and page. Please pay attention to the dimensions of the book when looking to order.I was thinking this would be more like a coffee table book as it deals with pictures.As for content i cannot review as i didnt go through it from cover to cover.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Big Steel To a great cityBy irishmanmy great grandfather was a puddler in the early steel mills;the book took me on a journey of the development of the steel mills in my hometown of Youngstown;Ohio. I enjoy the book so much;great town and great people. Irishman0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very nice book.By RHF111Excellent pictures and descriptions.
