Tween Hobo: Off the Rails

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!

Author: Tween Hobo, Alena Smith
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 01/09/2016
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781476747835
ISBN10: 1476747830
BISAC Categories:
- Humor | Form | Parodies
- Humor | Form | Trivia
- Literary Criticism | American | General

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.