Dead end in Norvelt / Jack Gantos.
by Gantos, Jack.
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BookPublisher: New York : Square Fish, 2013; �2011Edition: 1st Square Fish ed.Description: 341 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.ISBN: 1250010233.Subject(s): Human behavior -- Fiction | Old age -- Fiction | Norvelt (Pa.) -- History -- FictionDDC classification: [Fic] Awards: Newbery Medal/Honor, 2012Summary: 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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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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Newbery Medal/Honor, 2012
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