Also Known as Elvis

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/15/2014
ISBN: 9781442445109
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 6.10w x 1.10d

Review Citations: 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

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