- History, New York Times bestseller, Old age, Behavior
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.
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Classical in form, nostalgic, intimate and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
- effortlessdemanding
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Jack Gantos
- First published
- 2011
- Pages
- 341
- Publisher
- MacMillan Audio, Farrar Straus Giroux, Macmillan Young Listeners
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780374379933
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