Dead end in Norvelt
Title
:
Dead end in Norvelt
Personal Author EPSB
:
Jack. Gantos
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.
Year Published
:
2011
Physical Description
:
341 p. ; 22 cm.
Awards
:
Newbery medal winner, 2012.
Subject
:
Old age -- Fiction.
Behavior -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Norvelt (Pa.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
Norvelt (Pa.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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.
ISBN
:
9780374379933
9781250010230
Publisher
:
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2011.
New York : Square Fish/Farrar Straus Giroux, 2013.
©2011
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Hillcrest | PB GAN | Book | 30552000297626 | Fiction |