Dead end in Norvelt
Obedience
Old age, fiction
Newbery Medal
award:Newbery_award
Intergenerational relations
Pennsylvania, fiction
Neighbors
Summer
Older women
Old age
Behavior, fiction
Human behavior
Boys
City and town life
Behavior
Death
Humorous stories
Conduct of life
Children
New York Times bestseller
Children's fiction
Juvenile fiction
History
Fiction
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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