'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.' - The Horn Book 'The book is fast paced and laced with both history lessons and hilarity.' - School Library Journal 'A hilarious havoc-ridden road trip.' - BCCB, starred review 'Dollops of history and mystery, plus gross to wickedly barbed comical set pieces set in a talky, ambling, amiable odyssey.' - Kirkus Reviews 'Fans of Dead End in Norvelt won't want to miss this lively sequel.' - Booklist, starred review 'Gantos's sequel to his Newbery-winning Dead End in Norvelt offers less history, more murder, and another hefty helping of zaniness.'- Publishers Weekly, starred review Praise and accolades for DEAD END IN NORVELT (2011) Newbery Medal Book, Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction Winner, an American Library Association Notable Children's Book, a YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, an NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts, a Junior Library Guild Selection, a Kiddo Award Nominee, a Capitol Choices Noteworthy Title for Children and Teens, Horn Book Fanfare, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year, a Washington Post Best Children's Book of the Year 'A bumper-car ride through history.

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