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 Dead end in Norvelt
 Author: Gantos, Jack

 Publisher:  Findaway World, LLC (2012)

 Classification: Fiction
 Physical Description: 1 sound media player (ca. 7 hr.), digital, HD audio, 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.

 BTSB No: P01819 ISBN: 9781427227997
 Ages: 10-13 Grades: 5-8

 Subjects:
 Human behavior -- Fiction
 Old age -- Fiction
 Norvelt (Pa.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction

Price: $61.74

Summary:
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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