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Dead end in Norvelt by Jack Gantos · Booklabria

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Dead end in Norvelt

HistoryHumorous fiction

Dead end in Norvelt

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First published: 2011
Language: English
Editions: 2

Synopsis

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.

Subjects: History
Humorous fiction
Children's fiction
Conduct of life
Death
Children
Time: 20th Century

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