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Tween Book Jam: Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos In-Person
Book discussions with themed activities for tween readers. This months book: Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos.
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 feisty 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.
**Pick up a free copy of the book at the Boca Raton Public Library Youth Services Desk at the time of registration (while supplies last). Books are funded by Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library. Enrollment required.
- Date:
- Tuesday, May 7, 2024
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Learning Center (Downtown) (Map )
- Library Branch:
- Downtown Library
- Audience:
- Tweens (age 9-12)
- Categories:
- Class Pre-Registered