–Punk Planet Books imprint has had a great deal of early success – combining attractive packaging with a national network of engaged young people. -Author is very active in multiple publications and journals (see bio) for women, young parents, and punk subculture.
Included in MTV.com's «These 17 Music-Themed YA Books Could Be Your Life»A selection of the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Program."Meno gives his proverbial coming-of-age tale a punk-rock edge, as seventeen-year-old Chicagoan Brian Oswald tries to land his first girlfriend…Meno ably explores Brian's emotional uncertainty and his poignant youthful search for meaning…His gabby, heartfelt, and utterly believable take on adolescence strikes a winning chord."–Publishers...
