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.
920L Lexile|||juvenile
Jack Gantos.
Sequel: 'From Norvelt to nowhere.'
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.7 12 146010.
Newbery Medal, 2012.
Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, 2012.
Accelerated Reader 5.7.
Reading Counts 6-8 6.4 18.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.7 12.0 146010. Lib 100
Reading Counts RC 920 6.4 18.0 Q55036. Lib 100
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.7 12.0 146010.
Reading Counts RC 6-8 6.4 18 Quiz: 55036.
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