{"product_id":"9781250062789","title":"From Norvelt to Nowhere","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Norvelt to Nowhere\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jack Gantos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis rocket-paced follow-up to the Newbery Medal–winning novel \u003ci\u003eDead End in Norvelt\u003c\/i\u003e opens deep in the shadow of the Cuban missile crisis. But instead of Russian warheads, other kinds of trouble are raining down on young Jack Gantos and his utopian town of Norvelt in western Pennsylvania. After an explosion, a new crime by an old murderer, and the sad passing of the town's founder, twelve-year-old Jack will soon find himself launched on a mission that takes him hundreds of miles away, escorting his slightly mental elderly mentor, Miss Volker, on her relentless pursuit of the oddest of outlaws. But as their trip turns south in more ways than one, it's increasingly clear that the farther from home they travel, the more off-the-wall Jack and Miss Volker's adventure becomes, in \u003ci\u003eFrom Norvelt to Nowhere\u003c\/i\u003e, a raucous road novel about roots and revenge, a last chance at love, and the power of a remarkable friendship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Children's Book of 2013\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gantos employs gothic humor, scene-crafting mastery, and Jack's querulous voice to offer a wild and challenging road-trip novel, murder mystery, meditation on American history, and love story all in one.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The book is fast paced and laced with both history lessons and hilarity.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A hilarious havoc-ridden road trip.” —\u003ci\u003eBCCB, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dollops of history and mystery, plus gross to wickedly barbed comical set pieces set in a talky, ambling, amiable odyssey.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fans of \u003ci\u003eDead End in \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorvelt \u003c\/i\u003ewon't want to miss this lively sequel.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gantos's sequel to his Newbery-winning Dead End in Norvelt offers less history, more murder, and another hefty helping of zaniness.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A bumper-car ride through history . . . Wonderfully wacky . . . darkly comic.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post on DEAD END IN NORVELT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a story like no other.” —\u003ci\u003eJon Scieszka, founder of guysread.com on DEAD END IN NORVELT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“* Laugh-out-loud gothic comedy.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book, starred review on DEAD END IN NORVELT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“* [A] wildly entertaining meld of truth and fiction.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, starred review on DEAD END IN NORVELT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A brilliant book, full of history, mystery, and laughs.” —\u003ci\u003eDave Barry, coauthor of the Peter and the Starcatchers series on DEAD END IN NORVELT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year (2013)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250062789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40627953959118,"sku":"9781250062789","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_7f8242c2-ea0d-432b-90bb-f8f02b3ccbfb.jpg?v=1638752821","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250062789","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}