Dead end in Norvelt / Jack Gantos.
Publication details: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, c2011. Edition: 1st edDescription: 341 p. ; 21 cmISBN: 9780374379933Subject(s): Behavior -- Fiction | Old age -- Fiction | Norvelt (Pa.) -- History -- 20th century -- FictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction.DDC classification: [Fic] LOC classification: PZ7.G15334 | Dd 2011Awards: 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.Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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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