| All Shook Up Contributor(s): Pearsall, Shelley (Author) |
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ISBN: 044042139X ISBN-13: 9780440421399 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: WHEN 13-YEAR-OLD JOSH finds out he has to stay with his dad in Chicago for a few months, he's not too thrilled. But when he arrives at the airport, he's simply devastated. His father--who used to be a scatterbrained, but pretty normal, shoe salesman--has become a sideburn-wearing, hip-twisting, utterly embarrassing Elvis impersonator. Josh is determined to keep his dad's identity a secret, but on his very first day at his new school, a note appears on his locker. It's signed "Elvisly Yours, "and instead of a name, a sneering purple smiley face. The secret is out, and when his dad is invited to perform at a special 50s concert at his school, Josh is forced to take drastic action. From award-winning author Shelley Pearsall comes a hilarious novel about a father and son discovering something about being who you are--and who you're not. "From the Hardcover edition." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Music |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 890 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" (0.60 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 122279 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The King of Rock 'n' Roll lives And he's Josh's dad. When 13-year-old Josh finds out that he has to stay with his dad in Chicago for a few months, he's not too thrilled. But when he arrives at the airport, he's simply devastated. His father--who used to be a scatterbrained but pretty normal shoe salesman--has become . . . Elvis. Well, a sideburnwearing, hip-twisting, utterly-embarrassing Elvis impersonator. Josh is determined to keep his dad's identity a secret, but on his very first day at his new school, a note appears on his locker. It's signed Elvisly Yours, and instead of a name, a sneering purple smiley face. The secret is out, and when his dad is invited to perform at a special 50s concert at his school, Josh is forced to take drastic action. From award-winning author Shelley Pearsall comes a hilarious novel about discovering the important (and sometimes painful) difference between who you want to be--and who you really are. "Alternately wry, silly, thoughtful and laugh-out-loud funny."--BookPage |