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Description for Dead End
Paperback. Jack's summer has hit a dead end ..After being 'grounded for life', Jack is facing a summer of doing nothing. He might crash in his Dad's homemade plane, or catch the disease that makes you dance yourself to death, or fall foul of the motorcycle gang that wants to burn the town to the ground. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: YFC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 133 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Jack's summer has hit a dead end . . .
After being 'grounded for life', Jack is facing a summer of doing nothing. But who's got time to die of boredom when there are so many more interesting ways to die in this town?
He might crash in his dad's homemade plane, or catch the disease that makes you dance yourself to death, or fall foul of the motorcycle gang that wants to burn the town to the ground. Old people seem to be dying faster than Miss Volker can write their obituaries, and Jack is starting ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yearling Books
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780440870043
SKU
V9780440870043
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Jack Gantos
Jack Gantos was born in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, and has spent time living in Barbados and South Florida. He has written books for readers of all ages, including the acclaimed Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key and its sequels, the teenage novel Desire Lines, and the youthful memoire Hole in My Life. His is also the writer of Dead End ... Read more
Reviews for Dead End
This is a brilliant book, full of history, mystery, and laughs. It reminded me of my small-town childhood, although my small town was never as delightfully weird as Norvelt
Dave Barry A bit of autobiography works its way into all of Gantos's work, but he one-ups himself in this wildly entertaining meld of truth and fiction by naming the ... Read more
Dave Barry A bit of autobiography works its way into all of Gantos's work, but he one-ups himself in this wildly entertaining meld of truth and fiction by naming the ... Read more