Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Beatles,
Beatlemania, and the Music that
Changed the World by Bob Spitz
Excellent
It starts in the housing projects and school playgrounds of Liverpool, where
four boys would discover themselves--and a new form of music called rock
n roll. It takes us from the famous first meeting between John and Paul, to
the clubs of Liverpool and Germany when George and Ringo join the band,
down Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields, to America and the height of the
Beatles success--when they were still teenagers.
In Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!, Spitz recreates the thrills, tears and magic of his
New York Times bestselling adult biography, but in a style and format thats
accesible for young readers. This book includes photos, sidebars and
graphic elements. Its a book about teens who changed the world.

Personal Review: Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Beatles, Beatlemania,
and the Music that Changed the World by Bob Spitz
Reviewed by Kirby Jo Franze (age 16) for Reader Views (12/07)
"Hey Jude, don't make it bad, take a sad song and make it better"... These
are words that almost every American teenager and adult know by heart.
"Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!" is the story of the Beatles; John, Paul, Ringo and
George, quite possibly the best-selling, best song-writing, and downright
most amazing group of all time. Bob Spitz's fascinating chronicle takes us
through the lives of the Beatles and the people that traveled the road with
the band on their journey to world-wide stardom.
We begin at the humble beginning: their early lives and childhoods, jam
sessions in their hometown of Liverpool, England, where young John and
other early band members put together a band called the Quarry Men,
playing "skiffle"(a pre-cursor to rock `n roll). We are there when sixteen-
year-old John meets fifteen-year-old Paul and while recognizing his unique
talent and charisma, John still hesitates to include Paul in the band as that
would mean relinquishing some control of it. Not until they formed the
Beatles was their goal of perfection reached.
What followed after that was nothing short of remarkable. America and the
entire world nearly swallowed them up in one large gulp as they burst into
overwhelming stardom. We follow as John goes from teenaged boy to
controlling adult and eventually marries his ever-loving, headstrong wife,
Yoko Ono, whom he'd spend the rest of his days with. We discover that
talented, ambitious Paul was the one always in it for the band, constantly
working and proceeding on for the good of the group. We get to know
soulful George, who made it into the band with his witty guitar playing and
lovable personality. We loved him for his full heart. And of course we
come to love endearing Ringo Starr, the one always for everything and up
for anything, he seemed to be the peacemaking, easy-going one; friend to
all.
We get to see the bad as well as the good. The group became fascinated
by and embraced Eastern music and religion. They became infatuated
with drugs, and it became a psychedelic experience to listen to some of
their later songs considering the influence of marijuana on them.
Reading "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!" gave me insight into this pioneering band
that I would have never had without coming face-to-face with its members.
The book shared interesting and inspiring stories of the lives of these
music icons. Biographies are not often my favorite, but Mr. Spitz has really
made this an exciting and intriguing read. We got to follow along as the
Beatles reinvented the sound of rock n' roll for the rest of time. I enjoyed
the trip!

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