Elvis, Me, and the Lemonade Stand Summer

By Leslie Gentile

Book #1 in the Elvis, Me, and the Eagle Shores Trailer Park series

A girl believes Elvis lives in her trailer park. Can she prove it?

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192 pages

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Bookroo's summary

In the summer of 1978, eleven-year-old Truly Bateman is convinced Elvis Presley is alive and hiding in her trailer park on Vancouver Island. While her mother is preoccupied with her own vices, Truly sets up a lemonade stand to fund her mission to reveal the truth about her mysterious neighbor. As she navigates a world of adult complexities, she finds solace with Andy El, the wise Salish woman who manages the park. Will Truly uncover the secret of the King of Rock 'n' Roll, or is it all just a childhood fantasy?

From the publisher

Winner of the 2021 City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize Winner of the 2022 Jean Little First-Novel Award It’s the summer of 1978 and most people think Elvis Presley has been dead for a year. But not eleven-year-old Truly Bateman - because she knows Elvis is alive and well and living in the Eagle Shores Trailer Park. Maybe no one ever thought to look for him at on the Eagle Shores First Nation on Vancouver Island. It’s a busy summer for Truly. Though her mother is less of a mother than she ought to be, and spends her time drinking and smoking and working her way through new boyfriends, Truly is determined to raise as much money for herself as she can through her lemonade stand … and to prove that her cool new neighbour is the one and only King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. And when she can’t find motherly support in her own home, she finds sanctuary with Andy El, the Salish woman who runs the trailer park.

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