Dead End in Norvelt

(Newbery Medal Winner)

By: Jack Gantos

Narrated by: Jack Gantos

Dead End in Norvelt is the winner of the Newbery Medal for best contribution to children's literature and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction!

Melding the entirely true and the wildly fictional, Dead End in Norvelt is a novel about an incredible two months for a kid named Jack Gantos, whose plans for vacation excitement are shot down when he is "grounded for life" by his feuding parents, and whose nose spews bad blood at every little shock he gets. But plenty of excitement (and shocks) are coming Jack's way once his mom loans him out to help a fiesty old neighbor with a most unusual chore—typewriting obituaries filled with stories about the people who founded his utopian town. As one obituary leads to another, Jack is launched on a strange adventure involving molten wax, Eleanor Roosevelt, twisted promises, a homemade airplane, Girl Scout cookies, a man on a trike, a dancing plague, voices from the past, Hells Angels . . . and possibly murder.

Endlessly surprising, this sly, sharp-edged narrative is the author at his very best, making readers laugh out loud at the most unexpected things in a dead-funny depiction of growing up in a slightly off-kilter place where the past is present, the present is confusing, and the future is completely up in the air.

it was a good book

it was a really good book I got a little confused on some parts but it was still a great book

I love it!!!!!!!!!!

This story is way awesome! It is so hilarious and funny. Everyone please read it!!!!!

Great book

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I really enjoyed this book.

What did you like best about this story?

Cool kid going through high stress times

Have you listened to any of Jack Gantos’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

As good as the others

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Made me cry and laugh

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A fun family read (listen)

If you could sum up Dead End in Norvelt in three words, what would they be?

funny, exciting, informing

What other book might you compare Dead End in Norvelt to and why?

The Miracle of Miss Willie

Which scene was your favorite?

When Jack first goes to Mrs. Norvelts house and it look like she is melting her hands in a big pot. He ends up past out on the floor. My six year old was so enchanted and worried about what the crazy old lady was doing.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The ending when he figures out the purpose of History.

Any additional comments?

I loved how he entwined the history and made it relevant. My children and I could not get enough. We have started playing our favorite chapters over again and my 6 year old is acting out his favorite parts.