Alternately wry, silly, thoughtful and laughoutloud funny. Every kid alive has been embarrassed by their parentswe look at it as part of the job description, kidsbut in shelley pearsalls new book, all shook up, joshs dad, jerry denny, has taken this duty to unimagined heights. Shelley pearsall author of the seventh most important thing. But when he arrives at the airport, hes simply devastated. When yearold josh finds out he has to stay with his dad in chicago for a few months, hes not too thrilled. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. All shook up was the funniest book i have ever read. Shelley pearsall is an experienced school presenter and a former teacher who has worked with schools, communities, and libraries nationwide. A fun choice for summer reading or an allschool read. A hilarious story about a thirteen year old boy living in chicago with his elvis impersonator dad. All shook up by shelley pearsall, also writer of the book all of the above, tells a story about a young thirteen year old josh greenwood who has to go to chicago to live with his dad for a few months while his mom goes to florida to take care of his hurt grandma.
The author added so much detail that at times you felt like you were in the book and actually knew josh. From awardwinning author shelley pearsall comes a hilarious novel about discovering the important and sometimes painful difference between who you want to beand who you really are. It will appeal to any kids whove been mortified by their parentsnamely, all of them. Bookpage magazine through a wonderful and believable process of discoveryfather and son come to understand each other. When yearold josh finds out that he has to stay with his dad in chicago for.
All shook up has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. All shook up by shelley pearsall book cover, description, publication history. Virtual visits are also available for classes doing online learning. School library journal one of those rare humorfilled books that will appeal to readers regardless of gender. At some points in the book i wanted to yell at josh and tell him what to do. Her latest book was the seventh most important thing, which earned three starred more about shelley pearsall. All shook up by shelley pearsall what to read, what to read. All shook up by shelley pearsall overdrive rakuten overdrive. Im not sure i can narrow my list to top 10 of all time, but here are 11 of my favorites for youth, not inmore hi ilyas, gosh. See each book written by shelley pearsall and learn more about them. All shook up is alternately wry, silly, thoughtful and laughoutloud funny.
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