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Description edit
Award-winning biographer Elizabeth Partridge dives into Lennon’s life from the night he was born in 1940 during a World War II air raid on Liverpool, deftly taking us through his turbulent childhood and his rebellious rock’n’roll teens to his celebrated life writing, recording, and ... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- John Lennon: The main character of the biography.
- Yoko Ono: John's second wife.
- Sean Lennon: John and Yoko's son.
- Julian Lennon: John and Cynthia's son.
- Cynthia Lennon: John's first wife.
- Paul McCartney: One of the Beatles.
- Richard Starkey/Ringo Starr: One of the Beatles.
- George Harrison: One of the Beatles.
- Stuart Sutcliffe: One of John's friends and one of the members of the Beatles before they were famous.
- Brian Epstein: Beatles' first manager.
- Kyoko Cox: Yoko's daughter.
- Allen Klein: Beatles' second manager. Hated by John.
- George Martin: Beatles' music producer.
- Pete Best: One of the original drummers of the Beatles.
First Sentence edit
John Lennon was different, and he knew it.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction: Give Peace a Chance (1969)
Chapter One: Mendips (1940-1952)
Chapter Two: Rock 'n' Roll (1952-1956)
Chapter Three: Two of Us (1957)
Chapter Four: Hold On (1957-1958)
Chapter Five: Make Show! (1958-1961)
Chapter Six: Breaking Out (1961-1963)
Chapter Seven: Beatlemania (1963-1965)
Chapter Eight: Trapped (1965-1967)
Chapter Nine: Crashng Big-Time (1967-1969)
Chapter Ten: JohnandYoko (1969-1971)
Chapter Eleven: Slipping and Sliding (1971-1975)
Chapter Twelve: Househusband in Search of Himself (1975-1980)
Afterword: John's Legacy
Source Notes
Bibliography
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Elizabeth Partridge (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: NY Viking ().
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0670059544
Page Count: 256
Publisher: NY Viking ().
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0670059544
Page Count: 256
Awards edit
- Michael L. Printz Award (Finalist, 2006, Honor Book)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 782.42166092
Subjects edit
- Books › Entertainment › Pop Culture › Music › Beatles › John Lennon
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Biographies › Musical
- Books › Children's Books › Arts & Music › Music › Rock
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › People, A-Z › ( L ) › Lennon, John
- Books › Children's Books › Arts & Music › Music › Popular
- Books › Teens
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