Rockport Public Library

Dead end in Norvelt, Jack Gantos

Label
Dead end in Norvelt, Jack Gantos
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Dead end in Norvelt
Oclc number
692290969
Responsibility statement
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
Target audience
pre adolescent
Classification
Content
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