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Elvis and the Underdogs: Secrets, Secret Service, and Room Service


Elvis and the Underdogs

School year: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8

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No. of pages 352

Published: 2015

Great for age 5-18 years

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Perfect for fans of R. J. Palacio and Gordon Korman, this is the hilarious and heartwarming sequel to Elvis and the Underdogs from author Jenny Lee, former writer on the popular Disney Channel show Shake It Up. It's been months since Benji's former safety dog, Elvis, was whisked away by the Secret Service, but Benji still misses him terribly. Luckily, because Elvis is now the president's dog, there are plenty of pictures and videos of him online. While watching the footage of the president's speech on the White House lawn, Benji and his friends Alexander and Taisy see Elvis thumping his tail repeatedly. Is he trying to tell Benji something? The kids realize it's actually a code! And Elvis needs their help. And so begins another madcap adventure in which these underdog best friends will have to find a way to travel to DC, find out the truth behind Elvis's distress signals, and uncover state secrets without getting caught ...or they may have to say good-bye to Elvis for good.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Elvis And the Underdogs .

This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-7th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 352 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2015 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

Jenny Lee is a writer and producer on the new ABC Family sitcom Young & Hungry. She was also a writer and producer of the TBS sitcom Ground Floor and the Disney Channel's number-one-rated kids' show Shake It Up for all three seasons. The author of four humor essay books, Jenny is also the author of Elvis and the Underdogs. She lives in Los Angeles with her 110-pound Newfoundland, Doozy (and yes, it's a toss-up on who's walking whom every day). Kelly Light is an author and illustrator who now lives in New York but grew up down the shore in New Jersey surrounded by giant pink dinosaurs, cotton candy colors, and Skee-Ball sounds. She was schooled on Saturday-morning cartoons and Sunday funny pages. She picked up a pencil, started drawing, and never stopped. She has illustrated two chapter book series: Elvis and the Underdogs by Jenny Lee, and the Quirks by Erin Soderberg. She is the author-illustrator of Louise Loves Art and Louise and Andie. Find her online at www. kellylight. com. Kelly Light is an author and illustrator who now lives in New York but grew up down the shore in New Jersey surrounded by giant pink dinosaurs, cotton candy colors, and Skee-Ball sounds. She was schooled on Saturday-morning cartoons and Sunday funny pages. She picked up a pencil, started drawing, and never stopped. She has illustrated two chapter book series: Elvis and the Underdogs by Jenny Lee, and the Quirks by Erin Soderberg. She is the author-illustrator of Louise Loves Art and Louise and Andie. Find her online at www. kellylight. com.

 

This book is in the following series:

Elvis and the Underdogs

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

North Carolina Children's Book Award - Junior
This book was recognised in the Junior category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award.

Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award - Grades 3-5
This book was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award.

Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Grades 3-5
This book was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award.

Virginia Readers Choice Award - Elementary
This book was recognised in the Elementary category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.

Massachusetts Book Award
This book was recognised by the Massachusetts Book Award.

Garden State Award - Fiction
This book was recognised in the Fiction category by the Garden State Award.

Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Grades 3-5
This book was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Sunshine State Young Reader's Award.

Sequoyah Book Award
This book was recognised by the Sequoyah Book Award.

Nutmeg Book Award - Intermediate
This book was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Nutmeg Book Award.

"A light, warm and (very) fuzzy read." -- Kirkus Reviews "[A] rich, funny tale" -- Booklist Praise for ELVIS AND THE UNDERDOGS: "A funny, unabashedly feel-good boy-and-dog story... This crowd-pleasing debut is definitely ready for prime time." -- Booklist (starred review) Praise for ELVIS AND THE UNDERDOGS: "A lighthearted, enjoyable read." -- School Library Journal Praise for ELVIS AND THE UNDERDOGS: "This children's book debut from Lee, a writer and producer on Disney's 'Shake It Up' sitcom (and clearly a dog lover), is suffused with optimism." -- Publishers Weekly