| Description |
232 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection |
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Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature Honor Book, 2006 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-219) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Give peace a chance (1969) -- Mendips (1940-1952) -- Rock'n'roll (1952-1956) -- Two of us (1957) -- Hold On (1957-1958) -- Make show! (1958-1961) -- Breaking out (1961-1963) -- Beatlemania (1963-1965) -- Trapped (1965-1967) -- Crashing big time (1967-1969) -- John and Yoko (1969-1971) -- Slipping and sliding (1971-1975) -- Househusband in search of himself (1975-1980) -- Afterword John's legacy -- Source notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
The story of one of rock's biggest legends, from his birth during a 1940 World War II air raid on Liverpool, through his turbulent childhood and teen years, to his celebrated life writing, recording, and performing with the Beatles and beyond. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.4 8.0 101863. |
| Subject |
Lennon, John, 1940-1980 -- Juvenile literature.
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Beatles -- Juvenile literature.
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Rock musicians -- England -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Juvenile materials.
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| Subject |
Lennon, John, 1940-1980.
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Rock musicians -- England -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
0670059544 hardcover |
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9780670059546 hardcover |
| Standard No. |
9780670059546 |
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