A review by sherming
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
5.0
I did like this, so I guess I'm qualified to pick Newbery books. Unfortunately it's been a few months since I finished the book, so the details aren't too fresh.
What I recall is that this work is a pleasant recollection of events and places based on Jack Gantos's childhood. He did live in a Western PA town that was established by Eleanor Roosevelt during the Depression. He did have an eccentric woman who was the town historian, had arthritis, and served as the town's medical examiner. He did have a friend whose family owned the town funeral parlor. Also, as the town lost population, some of the town's houses were moved to other cities. He creates a pleasant picture
There things diverge, I hope, are in the serial murders that occurred in the town.
What I recall is that this work is a pleasant recollection of events and places based on Jack Gantos's childhood. He did live in a Western PA town that was established by Eleanor Roosevelt during the Depression. He did have an eccentric woman who was the town historian, had arthritis, and served as the town's medical examiner. He did have a friend whose family owned the town funeral parlor. Also, as the town lost population, some of the town's houses were moved to other cities. He creates a pleasant picture
There things diverge, I hope, are in the serial murders that occurred in the town.