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Jul 17, 2022
great book! i defenitly recomend it. very intrasting and funny too.
Feb 25, 2022blue_dog_30032 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This book takes place in Norvelt in the summer of 1962. A boy named Jack is supposedly grounded for firing a bullet through the drive-in screen using his father’s Japanese rifle. Because of this shocking news, his mother arranges plans…
Dec 06, 2018IndyPL_SteveB rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
This novel is set in 1962 and based on Gantos’s own early days in his hometown of Norvelt, PA, a government-created town in the days of the Great Depression. The main character is also named “Jack Gantos.” For the first 100 pages or so,…
Jul 25, 2018
This quirky novel follows Jack who is grounded for the summer of 1962. Filled with crazy adventures involving biker gangs, bloody noses, mysterious deaths, and many interesting obituaries, this book is sure to capture the adventurous…
Jun 17, 2014litriocht rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
For a book about a failing town, dying people, and other morbid topics, Dead End in Norvelt is surprisingly hilarious. Miss Volker's introductory scene, involving Jack thinking that she is melting the skin off her hands, is one of the…
Dec 31, 2013BookNerdWannaBe rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This would be a great book for a Tween Book Club.
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Jul 12, 2013LibraryCard_123 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Liked the book, it was funny, I laughed out loud!
Feb 16, 2013
This is an excellent story for many children. Not only does it teach children to do what they are told but, it gives children a different perspective of life. I do believe and recommend parents to allow their children to read this chapter…
Aug 01, 2012BookLvr07 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book is awesome! It is a historic story with added humor. It was very funny and l I would recommend it to anyone.
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Jul 21, 2012ELIZABETH RAMSEY BIRD rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
It’s not an easy book, but it does make for a compelling story, in spite of the protagonist’s limited movements. I walked into this title looking for an explanation of what makes Jack Gantos tick. I never found my answer. Instead, I found…
Jul 15, 2012Bearskito rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This was a really funny book. Jack Gantos (the story is a combination of real experiences and fiction) gets grounded for "life" (the summer) for several things. (including pulling the trigger on a rifle he didn't know was armed, and wasn't…
Feb 08, 2012MsJoann rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this Newbery winner though not as much as past winners. It was different, had interesting characters, great black humour but some events were odd - for example, the Hell's Angels coming to town and burning down houses. I don't…
Dec 09, 2011christikc rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This would make a good read aloud for an upper elementary teacher who wanted a story that stresses history and writing.
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Oct 01, 2011Mewsician rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Jack does it again. This latest of Jack-the-Author's books about Jack falls somewhere between autobiography and pure fiction, a land where Mr. Gantos seems always at home. The story's alternately weirdly funny and just plain weird. Its…