All Shook Up: The Life and Death of Elvis Presley

by Barry Denenberg

Book Overview

Elvis Presley, all quivering hips and pouty lips, hit the scene singing songs that kids couldn't resist. This wasn't their parents' music. This was Elvis, whose music, rooted in rockabilly, blues,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439528119
• ISBN13: 9780439528115
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Lily's review

ALL SHOOK UP THE LIFE AND DEATH OF ELIVS PRESLY By: Barry Denenberg All Shook Up: the Life and Death of Elvis Presley by Barry Deneberg is a nonfiction book that middle school or higher could read. During this book there are interesting facts about his whole life. From being poor to being the `King of Rock and Roll'' it will tell everyone who reads the book everything they would want to know. Elvis was a boy who was always with his mom and his mom would not let him go anywhere by his self. Elvis was drafted to the army and hated it. When finally Elvis's mom and dad came to live next to his camp site, but when his mom had gotten sick she went back to Memphis. Elvis came back to Memphis and stayed with his mom in the hospital but when he left his mom had died. Elvis has to learn how to go back to the war and try to live with out his mom. This awesome biography is a great book. It makes people feel like anybody can now everything about Elvis whole life. One part of the book talks about all the drugs that he took and the book talked about it for almost the whole ending. The strong biography is a very well written book.

Certain to appeal beyond the young adult age range

Barry Denenberg's All Shook Up is certain to appeal beyond the young adult age range it's intended for: this history of Elvis' life and death is lively, with black and white photos supplementing text appropriate for grades 6 and older. Any with a prior affection for Presley will find this a fine, approachable biography of his life.