Dead end in Norvelt /
Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : Farrar Straus Giroux, (New York :) Physical details: 341 p. ; 21 cm. ISBN:9780374379933.
Subject(s):
Behavior
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Fiction.
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Old age
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Fiction.
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Norvelt (Pa.)
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History
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20th century
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Fiction.
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NEWBERY AWARD WINNER 2012
Year: 2011
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Fairmount Public Library Children's Area | Fiction | JF GAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | T 36916 |
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.
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