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Dead end in Norvelt

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Author:
Gantos, Jack
NoveList Series:
Norvelt books volume 1.
Series:
Norvelt books volume 1
Publisher:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Pub. Date:
2011
Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure:
920L
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J FICTION (G)
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J FICTION (G)
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J FICTION (G)
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Description
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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Behavior
Behavior -- Fiction
Children's stories
Historical fiction
History
Juvenile Fiction
Juvenile Literature
Norvelt (Pa.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
Old age
Old age -- Fiction
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ISBN:
9780374379933
9781250010230
9781427213570
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 5.7, 12 Points
Lexile measure:
920L
Fountas & Pinnell:
Y
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