Dead end in Norvelt
Title:
Dead end in Norvelt
Personal Author EPSB:
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.
ISBN:
9780374379933
9781250010230
Publisher:
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2011.
New York : Square Fish/Farrar Straus Giroux, 2013.
©2011
