ROCK 'N' ROLL NIGHTS [Mass Market Paperback]

Todd Strasser (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 1983

High school rock musicians Gary, Susan, Oscar, and Karl, the Electric Outlet, pursue their dream of stardom by trying to get their pictures in the paper and their records on the radio.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Laurel Leaf (February 15, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 044097318X
• ISBN-13: 978-0440973188
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,771,004 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Todd Strasser is the author of more than 120 novels for teens
and middle graders, including If I Grow Up, Boot Camp, Can't Get There From Here, Give a Boy a Gun, the Impact Zone series, and the DriftX series. He lives in a suburb of New York and speaks frequently at schools.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Rock 'n' Roll Nights, December 8, 2000

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Rock 'n' roll nights: A novel

Gary is an 17-year old boy who wants to become a rock and roll singer. He has some friends as his Bass player, the keyboard player, and the drums. Gary and his other members never got a record deal. But when Gary actually got a record deal they were so excited. They made thier own record deal right away. They went to this club where a lot of people sing. After they went there this guy offered Gary a real job.Then Gary and his other members finally made it into showbiz. Do I or do I not agree with the author?( What he did with the story)Well I would say yes I agree with him. Why? Because I like the way he wrote the story. Todd Strasser makes it sound so true. It does sound like most teenagers I have heard of. I keep hearing that some teenagers drop out just to become singers especially rock and roll singers. But this group of teenagers did not drop out of school. They stayed in school and they managed to be organized. Most rock and roll singers flunk school because they could not keep up with thier work. But these teens worked just fine. They kept up with everything and managed to do what they neede to do. Gary set up a scheduleof when to do what, when, why, and where. Would I or would I not recommend this book to someone,and to who?Yes I would because I really like this book. I would recommend it to Annie because she likes this kind of book. I f I told her the whole story she would like it. But I would never tell the end of the story because it will spoil everything. I would say Annie you will have to read this book because. This story is about a 17- year old boy who wants to make a rock and roll band. With his three other friends, and one day he goes to this clubwhere the Zoomies sang. That is a group name. Gary's group name was " GARY AND THE COMING ATTRACTIONS PLUS OSCAR". It is a very famous club. They never got a record deal. But when they go to this club. This business man comes up to them, and asks them if they want to get a real record deal. Gary says yes and they finally become a rock and roll singers. But I would not tell the part where they get a record deal or not, and if they made it into showbiz or not. Because I know she will want to know everything about this story. She does not like me if I just leave her hanging there.