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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gantos, Jack
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, [2011]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Behavior > Fiction.
Old age > Fiction.
Norvelt (Pa.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Autobiographical fiction.
Boys > Juvenile fiction.
Conduct of life > Juvenile fiction.
Older women > Juvenile fiction.
Norvelt (Pa.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
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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 pages ; 21 cm.
ISBN:9780374379933
0374379939