Dead end in Norvelt / Jack Gantos.

By:

Gantos, Jack

Publication details: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, c2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: 341 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780374379933

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Historical fiction.

DDC classification:

[Fic] 22

LOC classification:

PZ7.G15334 Dd 2011

Awards:

Newbery Award winner, 2012.

Summary: In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead, molten wax, twisted promises, Girl Scout cookies, underage driving, lessons from history, typewriting, and countless bloody noses.

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Book	NMC Library	Stacks	PZ7 .G15334 DD 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001186146

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In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead, molten wax, twisted promises, Girl Scout cookies, underage driving, lessons from history, typewriting, and countless bloody noses.

Newbery Award winner, 2012.

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