Tween Hobo: Off the Rails

(Paperback)

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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. 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!

Author Bio

Alena Smith, the creator of Tween Hobo, isa 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.