#2 Norvelt

From Norvelt to Nowhere

Jack Gantos
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This town is haunted by more than just ghosts . . . When Jack dresses up as a notorious local murderer for Halloween, he thinks he’s found the perfect costume to scare away evil spirits. But when the real murderer returns and another old lady dies, he starts to worry that he might not be showing the best judgment. Together with Miss Volker, the last remaining original Norvelter, Jack sets out on a road trip through the dark side of America’s history to track down the killer once and for all. Will they save Norvelt? Or are they going nowhere? "From Norvelt to Nowhere" is is Jack Gantos’s hilarious follow-up to "Dead End in Norvelt," winner of the Newbery Medal and shortlisted for the 2012 Guardian Children’s Prize.
Genres: Historical FictionYoung AdultHumorMiddle GradeMysteryAudiobookAdventureFictionChildrensRealistic Fiction
278 Pages

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