Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
Farrar Strauss Giroux
2011
341p.
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.
In DEAD END IN NORVELT, critically acclaimed writer Jack Gantos skillfully combines autobiography and fiction, along with the right touches of history, mystery and humor. With a deft touch, he weaves 20th-century American history into the story line along with wonderfully wacky scenes and delightfully memorable characters.
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