Dead End in Norvelt

Gantos, Jack

3.72

21,386 ratings by Goodreads

ISBN 10: 1427213569 ISBN 13: 9781427213563

Publisher: Macmillan Young Listeners, 2011

Dead End in Norvelt From the creator of the Joey Pigza series comes an original, outrageously funny portrait of growing up in a small town where the strangest things are about to happen. Full description

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Review:

"This is a brilliant book, full of history, mystery, and laughs. It reminded me of my small-town childhood, although my small town was never as delightfully weird as Norvelt" (Dave Barry)

"A bit of autobiography works its way into all of Gantos's work, but he one-ups himself in this wildly entertaining meld of truth and fiction by naming the main character . . . Jackie Gantos" (Publishers Weekly)

"Gantos, as always, delivers bushels of food for thought and plenty of outright guffaws" (Booklist)

"A fast-paced and witty read" (School Library Journal)

Book Description:

A gripping, hilarious and wildly imaginative tale about one of the strangest towns you'll ever visit.

Winner of the Newbery Medal 2012. Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2013

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