In her signature prose, Hood crafts an extraordinary story of growing up, making unexpected connections, and following your dreams even as the world in front of you-and the world at large-is changing too fast. So on a hot August day, unknown to their families, Trudy and crew set off on their journey, each of them with soaring hopes for what lies ahead. View basket Checkout She Loves You (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah) (Paperback). Her new children’s-to-adult novel, She Loves You (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah), presents a first-person narrator, plucky middle-schooler, Trudy (teasingly referred to as Gertrude, to her dismay) Mixer, who is steeped in the innocence of the early 60s. The Vietnam War rages overseas, the Beatles have catapulted into stardom, and twelve-year-old Rhode Island native Trudy Mixer is not. She Loves You (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah) (Paperback).
She is set on seeing them in Boston during their final world tour-and meeting her beloved Paul McCartney. No one does period detail like Anne Hood. And at home, her workaholic father has become even more distant.ĭetermined to regain her social status and prove herself to her father, Trudy looks toward the biggest thing happening worldwide: the Beatles. Her best friend, Michelle, has decided to become a cheerleader, everyone at school is now calling her Gertrude (her hated real name), and the gem of her middle school career, the Beatles fan club, has dwindled down to only three other members-the least popular kids at school. The Vietnam War rages overseas, the Beatles have catapulted into stardom, and twelve-year-old Rhode Island native Trudy Mixer is not thrilled with life. "Filled with love, hope, and longing, this is a novel for readers of all ages." - Holly Goldberg Sloanīestselling author Ann Hood crafts a funny, heartfelt story of a girl growing up in the heart of Beatlemania. Bestselling author Ann Hood crafts a funny, heartfelt story of a girl growing up in the heart of Beatlemania.
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