Dead end in Norvelt
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Published
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2011.
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
341 pages ; 21 cm.
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Status
Laramie County Community College - Juvenile Collection
JUV FIC .G15334 D4 2011
1 available
JUV FIC .G15334 D4 2011
1 available
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Laramie County Community College - Juvenile Collection | JUV FIC .G15334 D4 2011 | On Shelf |
Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Albany Co. Public Library - Juvenile Fiction | J FICTION GANTOS | On Shelf | |
Big Horn Co. - Greybull Branch - Juvenile Fiction | J GAN | On Shelf | |
Big Horn Co. - Lovell Branch - Award Winning Books | J NEWBERY 2012 | On Shelf | |
Big Horn Co. Library - Basin - Juvenile Fiction | J GAN | On Shelf | |
CCL - Douglas - Juvenile Collection | J GAN | Checked out |
Subjects
Library of Congress Subjects
Autobiographical fiction.
Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.
Children -- Death -- Juvenile fiction.
Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
Intergenerational relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Norvelt (Pa.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Norvelt (Pa.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Obedience -- Juvenile fiction.
Old age -- Juvenile fiction.
Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.
Children -- Death -- Juvenile fiction.
Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
Intergenerational relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Norvelt (Pa.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Norvelt (Pa.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Obedience -- Juvenile fiction.
Old age -- Juvenile fiction.
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Published
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2011.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 5.7, 12 Points
Level 5.7, 12 Points
Lexile Measure
920
Notes
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.
Reading Level
920L,Lexile
Reading Level
Accelerated Reader,5.7
Reading Level
Accelerated Reader,Grades 5-8,5.7,12,SD,Quiz 146010,English fiction.
Awards
Newbery Medal winner, 2012.
Awards
Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, 2012.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gantos, J. (2011). Dead end in Norvelt (First edition). Farrar Straus Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gantos, Jack. 2011. Dead End in Norvelt. Farrar Straus Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gantos, Jack. Dead End in Norvelt Farrar Straus Giroux, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gantos, Jack. Dead End in Norvelt First edition, Farrar Straus Giroux, 2011.
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