The Resource Dead end in Norvelt, Jack Gantos
Dead end in Norvelt, Jack Gantos
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Resource Information
The item Dead end in Norvelt, Jack Gantos represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Forsyth County Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 4 library branches.
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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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- 341 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374379933
- Label
- Dead end in Norvelt
- Title
- Dead end in Norvelt
- Statement of responsibility
- Jack Gantos
- Subject
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- Old age -- Fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueNewbery Medal
- Norvelt (Pa.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
- trueNorvelt, Pennsylvania -- History -- 20th century
- Older women -- Fiction
- truePennsylvania -- History -- 20th century
- truePreteen boys
- trueSmall towns -- Pennsylvania
- trueSummer
- trueTwelve-year-old boys
- Young adult fiction
- Autobiographical fiction
- Behavior -- Fiction
- Boys -- Fiction
- trueBoys and senior women
- Conduct of life -- Fiction
- trueDeath
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Award
-
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2011
- Newbery Medal, 2012.
- Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award, 2012.
- YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2012
- Awards note
- Newbery Medal, 2012.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10005081
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gantos, Jack
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PZ7.G15334
- LC item number
- Dd 2011
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 5
- 8
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Norvelt books
- Series volume
- 0001
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Newbery Medal
- Behavior
- Old age
- Boys
- Conduct of life
- Older women
- Autobiographical fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Historical fiction
- Norvelt (Pa.)
- Target audience
- adolescent
- Label
- Dead end in Norvelt, Jack Gantos
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- 341 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374379933
- Lccn
- 2010054009
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)ocn692290969
- (OCoLC)692290969
- 211259
- Label
- Dead end in Norvelt, Jack Gantos
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- 341 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374379933
- Lccn
- 2010054009
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)ocn692290969
- (OCoLC)692290969
- 211259
Subject
- Old age -- Fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueNewbery Medal
- Norvelt (Pa.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
- trueNorvelt, Pennsylvania -- History -- 20th century
- Older women -- Fiction
- truePennsylvania -- History -- 20th century
- truePreteen boys
- trueSmall towns -- Pennsylvania
- trueSummer
- trueTwelve-year-old boys
- Young adult fiction
- Autobiographical fiction
- Behavior -- Fiction
- Boys -- Fiction
- trueBoys and senior women
- Conduct of life -- Fiction
- trueDeath
Genre
Member of
Included in
- trueHumor : Fiction for Grades 3-5
- trueYALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2012
- trueScott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- trueNewbery Medal
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Older Readers Category: 2012
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
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