Also Known as Elvis (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781442445109)

Skeezie Tookis navigates a pivotal summer of first crushes and tough choices in this conclusion to the bestselling and acclaimed quartet that began with The Misfits.

Skeezie Tookis, also known as Elvis, isn't looking forward to this summer in Paintbrush Falls. While his best friends Bobby, Joe, and Addie are off on exciting adventures, he's stuck at home, taking care of his sisters and working five days a week to help out his mom. True, he gets to hang out at the Candy Kitchen with the awesome HellomynameisSteffi, but he also has to contend with Kevin Hennessey's never-ending bullying. And then there's the confusing world of girls, especially hot-and-cold Becca, his maybe-crush. And the dog that he misses terribly. And the dad who left two years before, whom Skeezie is convinced is the cause of all his troubles. In the words of the King, Skeezie Tookis is All Shook Up.

Skeezie's got the leather jacket of a tough guy, but a heart of gold--and his story, the fourth and final chapter of the beloved Misfits series, is brimming with life's tough choices, love in all directions, and enough sweet potato fries to go around.

Author: James Howe
ISBN-10: 1442445106
ISBN-13: 9781442445109
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 04/15/2014
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 6.10w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 165553 / Also Known as Elvis


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2014
Booklist 04/15/2014 pg. 51
Publishers Weekly 04/28/2014
School Library Journal 05/01/2014 pg. 112
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
James Howe is the author of more than ninety books for young readers. Bunnicula, coauthored by his late wife Deborah and published in 1979, is considered a modern classic of children's literature. The author has written six highly popular sequels, along with the spinoff series Tales from the House of Bunnicula and Bunnicula and Friends. Among his other books are picture books such as Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores and beginning reader series that include the Pinky and Rex and Houndsley and Catina books. He has also written for older readers. The Misfits, published in 2001, inspired the nationwide antibullying initiative No Name-Calling Week, as well as three sequels, Totally Joe, Addie on the Inside, and Also Known as Elvis. A common theme in James Howe's books from preschool through teens is the acceptance of difference and being true to oneself. Visit him online at JamesHowe.com.