When Paul Met Artie: The Story of Simon & Garfunkel
When Paul Met Artie: The Story of Simon & Garfunkel
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When Paul Met Artie: The Story of Simon & Garfunkel

Written by Greg Neri & illustrated by David Litchfield
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8 - 12
Reading age
48
Page count
134
Words per page
920L
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Mar 1, 2018
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Long before they became one of the most beloved and successful duos of all time, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were just two kids growing up in Queens, New York—best friends who met in a sixthgrade production of Alice in Wonderland and bonded over girls, baseball, and rock ’n’ roll. As teens, they practiced singing into a tape recorder, building harmonies that blended their now-famous voices until they sounded just right. They wrote songs together, pursued big-time music producers, and dreamed of becoming stars, never imagining how far their music would take them. Against a backdrop of street-corner doowop gangs, the electrifying beginnings of rock ’n’ roll, and the rise of the counterculture folk music scene, G. Neri and David Litchfield chronicle the path that led two young boys from Queens to teenage stardom and back to obscurity, before finding their own true voices and captivating the world with their talent. Back matter includes an afterword, a discography, a bibliography, and a fascinating list of song influences

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780763681746
    Publication Date
    March 1, 2018
    Publisher
    Candlewick Press
    Page Count
    48
    Words Per Page
    134
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lexile® Level
    920L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~V
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.8
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    1
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    196943
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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