Dead end in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
By Jonah Hodo
Book Details
- Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR); 1 edition (September 13, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0374379939
- ASIN: B00BCUJEQ8
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- Awards: Newbery Medal and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
My Review
The suspect that the police have quarantined is definitely not who you would have suspected it to be. But then the real culprit turns them self in and goes on the run...
Additional reviews
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Grounded by Kate Klise
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