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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,...

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Main Author: Gantos, Jack
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2011.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Boys > Juvenile fiction.
Conduct of life > Juvenile fiction.
Older women > Juvenile fiction.
Newbery award winner.
Norvelt (Pa.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction > Juvenile.
Autobiographical fiction > Juvenile.
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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.
Physical Description:341 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9780374379933 (hbk.)
0374379939 (hbk.)
Author Notes:Jack Gantos was born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania on July 2, 1951. He received a BFA and a MA from Emerson College. While in college, he and an illustrator friend, Nicole Rubel, began working on picture books. After a series of rejections, they published their first book, Rotten Ralph, in 1976. His other books include Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, a National Book Award Finalist, Joey Pigza Loses Control, a Newbery Honor book, and Dead End in Norvelt, which won the 2012 Newbery Medal. His memoir, Hole in My Life, won the Michael L. Printz and Robert F. Sibert Honors. Jack's follow-up to Hole in My Life is The Trouble in Me He also teaches courses in children's book writing and children's literature. He dev.eloped the master's degree program in children's book writing at Emerson College and the Vermont College M.F.A. program for children's book writers.

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