Dead end in Norvelt / Jack Gantos.
Author/creator |
Gantos, Jack |
Format | Book and Print |
Edition | 1st ed. |
Publication Info | New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, ©2011. |
Description | 341 pages ; 21 cm |
Subject(s) |
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Abstract | 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. |
Local note | Little-357193--305131059802. |
Awards note | Newbery Medal winner, 2012. |
Genre/form | Historical fiction. |
Genre/form | Autobiographical fiction. |
LCCN | 2010054009 |
ISBN | 9780374379933 |
ISBN | 0374379939 |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | TRC Fiction | F G158D | ✔ Available | Place Hold | |
Joyner | TRC Fiction | F G158D | ✔ Available | Place Hold |