Get Back

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Park Slope Publishing
Age Range
12+
Release Date
October 01, 2015
ISBN13
978-0983796398
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Imagine going back in time and befriending The Beatles at the height of their fame. Imagine seeing “the boys” interact onstage and off, hanging out with them in the dance clubs of London, visiting John & Paul at Paul’s house across from Abbey Road Studios. Imagine all the questions when they learn you’re from the future: How are records made? Will their music last? Will anyone remember The Beatles? And then John Lennon asks the biggest question of them all – “What will become of me?” That last question sets 17-year-old Lenny Funk off on the adventure of his life with a goal that seems impossible – to stop John Lennon’s assassin, Mark David Chapman. Lenny Funk is able to time travel, thanks in part to his baby boomer grandfather’s old iPod Nano which is loaded with the classic rock 'n' roll, pop, and folk tunes of the 1960s and ‘70s. Together with his new friend Yoko (yes, she’s named after that Yoko), Lenny “time slips” backwards where he meets some of his musical heroes – not only The Beatles but also Jim Morrison and James Taylor, among others. Lenny must make some difficult and heartbreaking decisions – should he change the course of history or not? And, what are the consequences if he does? The year 2015 marks what would have been John Lennon’s 75th birthday and, sadly, the 35th year since he was murdered.

Imagine going back in time and befriending The Beatles at the height of their fame. Imagine seeing “the boys” interact onstage and off, hanging out with them in the dance clubs of London, visiting John & Paul at Paul’s house across from Abbey Road Studios. Imagine all the questions when they learn you’re from the future: How are records made? Will their music last? Will anyone remember The Beatles? And then John Lennon asks the biggest question of them all – “What will become of me?” That last question sets 17-year-old Lenny Funk off on the adventure of his life with a goal that seems impossible – to stop John Lennon’s assassin, Mark David Chapman. Lenny Funk is able to time travel, thanks in part to his baby boomer grandfather’s old iPod Nano which is loaded with the classic rock 'n' roll, pop, and folk tunes of the 1960s and ‘70s. Together with his new friend Yoko (yes, she’s named after that Yoko), Lenny “time slips” backwards where he meets some of his musical heroes – not only The Beatles but also Jim Morrison and James Taylor, among others. Lenny must make some difficult and heartbreaking decisions – should he change the course of history or not? And, what are the consequences if he does? The year 2015 marks what would have been John Lennon’s 75th birthday and, sadly, the 35th year since he was murdered.

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The reviews on Amazon.com are all over the map for this book so I decided to check it out for myself. Here's what I think: it's a fun, fast-paced book into a world I only wish existed, a world where I could go back in time and visit with the Beatles and maybe, just maybe, stop tragic events from happening. As nearly everyone says, this novel is a FUN READ. Is it literature? Nope but so what? I've read so many many literary novels where there is no plot. It is refreshing to read one that is full of plot and fun characters.

To recap briefly, Lenny the teenager meets the girl of his most recent dreams, a girl named Yoko and together they travel to the '60s to meet the Beatles via an iPod supplied by Lenny's grandfather (who is gay and BTW, this book is filled with DIVERSITY...having gay and Asian characters and that's a point in its favor). The two teens hang out with the Beatles but Yoko has an ulterior motive -- she wants to meet her grandmother who died when she was young. The grandmother was a backup singer with a lot of '60s groups and knew the Beatles personally.

The plot all comes together in the end and you'll find yourself whipping through the pages as I did. If you want a fun read and a page-turner, this one's for you. If you want to read high literature, then probably not but not all books need to be one thing. Enjoy!!! That's my advice lovelies.
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The reviews on Amazon.com for this book are all over the map so I decided to check it out for myself. Here's what I think: it's a fun, fast-paced book into a world I only wish existed, a world where I could go back in time and visit with the Beatles and maybe, just maybe, stop tragic events from happening. As nearly everyone says, this novel is a FUN READ. Is it literature? Nope but so what? I've read so many many literary novels where there is no plot. It is refreshing to read one that is full of plot and fun characters.

To recap briefly, Lenny the teenager meets the girl of his most recent dreams, a girl named Yoko and together they travel to the '60s to meet the Beatles via an iPod supplied by Lenny's grandfather (who is gay and BTW, this book is filled with DIVERSITY...having gay and Asian characters and that's a point in its favor). The two teens hang out with the Beatles but Yoko has an ulterior motive -- she wants to meet her grandmother who died when she was young. The grandmother was a backup singer with a lot of '60s groups and knew the Beatles personally.

The plot all comes together in the end and you'll find yourself whipping through the pages as I did. If you want a fun read and a page-turner, this one's for you. If you want to read high literature, then probably not but not all books need to be one thing. Enjoy!!! That's my advice lovelies.
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