Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
Jack's summer has hit a dead end . Old people seem to be dying faster than Miss Volker can write their obituaries, and Jack is starting to worry that it might not just be the rats that are eating the rat poison .
This is a brilliant book, full of history, mystery, and laughsIt reminded me of my small-town childhood, although my small town was never as delightfully weird as Norvelt -- Dave Barry
A bit of autobiography works its way into all of Gantos's work, but he one-ups himself in this wildly entertaining meld of truth and fiction by naming the main character . . . Jackie Gantos * Publishers Weekly *
Gantos, as always, delivers bushels of food for thought and plenty of outright guffaws * Booklist *
A fast-paced and witty read * School Library Journal *
A bit of autobiography works its way into all of Gantos's work, but he one-ups himself in this wildly entertaining meld of truth and fiction by naming the main character . . . Jackie Gantos * Publishers Weekly *
Gantos, as always, delivers bushels of food for thought and plenty of outright guffaws * Booklist *
A fast-paced and witty read * School Library Journal *
Jack Gantos was born in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, and has spent time living in Barbados and South Florida. He has written books for readers of all ages, including the acclaimed Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key and its sequels, the teenage novel Desire Lines, and the youthful memoire Hole in My Life.
His is also the writer of Dead End in Norvelt and From Norvelt to Nowhere, a pair of semi-autobiographical novels about the importance of history and reading, the first of which won the prestigious Newbery Medal in 2012. He lives with his wife and daughter in Boston, Massachusetts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780440870043 |
| ISBN 10 | 0440870046 |
| Title | Dead End in Norvelt |
| Author | Jack Gantos |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 2012-03-29 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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