Love Me Tender
Love Me Tender
Love Me Tender
Audrey Couloumbis
Elvira’s family has never been the warm, fuzzy type. Most of the time, Elvira can’t stand the sight of her little sister, Kerrie. Elvira and her mother, Mel, fight more often than not. Mel hasn’t spoken to her own family in years. And when Mel announces she’s pregnant again, Elvira’s daddy storms off to Las Vegas to enter an Elvis impersonator competition. But when an urgent phone call sends Elivra, Mel, and Kerrie on an unexpected trip to visit Mel’s family, Elvira discovers that love doesn’t always look like it does in television commercials–it can be as simple as a bucket of blueberries, an attic full of memories, or a song. But it’s there all right. You just have to know how to look for it.

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Fiction
  • Juvenile Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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"Don't let things fall apart once I'm gone."

That's what Elvira's dad tells her as he packs up his car to go to Las Vegas for an Elvis impersonation contest. But when he leaves, it seems like everything starts to fall apart. Her pregnant mother won't leave the couch, and her eight year old sister is behaving like she's three. Elvira feels like everything is up to her, and it's definitely not fair.

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