Dead end in Norvelt / Jack Gantos.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374379933
- ISBN: 0374379939
- ISBN: 9781451759068
- ISBN: 1451759061
- ISBN: 9780329926212
- ISBN: 0329926217
- Physical Description: 341 pages ; 21 cm.
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2011.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Sequel: 'From Norvelt to nowhere.'
- Target Audience Note:
- Target Age Group: 10 to 14. Ingram.920L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.7 12 146010.Accelerated Reader 5.7.Reading Counts 6-8 6.4 18.Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.7 12.0 146010.Reading Counts RC 920 6.4 18.0 Q55036.Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.7 12.0 146010.Reading Counts RC 6-8 6.4 18 Quiz: 55036.
- Awards Note:
- Newbery Medal, 2012.Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, 2012.
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Available copies
- 140 of 143 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 143 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Hill Library | J FIC GAN N1 (Text) | 30229100815686 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
