All Shook Up by Shelley Pearsall Paperback Book

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Rent All Shook Up

Author: Shelley Pearsall

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Publisher: Yearling Books

Published: Dec 1969

Genre: Children & Young Adults Fiction - Family

Retail Price: $6.99

Ages: 09 - 12

Pages: 261

Synopsis

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

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