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Dead End in Norvelt is awarded the 2012 Newbery Medal!
The John Newbery Medal is awarded for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature. A full press release can be found on the ALA website, with a lost of all the honor and award books.
The American Library Association (ALA) today [January 23, 2012] announced the top books, video and audiobooks for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its Midwinter Meeting in Dallas.
Congrats to Jack Gantos!
Tour Info
Jack Goes on Tour Fall 2011
Come and meet Jack Gantos at the following events this Fall and get your books signed!
Tuesday, September 13 · 5:00pm
Inkwood Books, 216 S. Armenia, Tampa, FL
Wednesday, September 14 · 5:00pm
Quail Ridge Bookstore, 3522 Wade Avenue, Raleigh, North Carolina
Saturday, September 17 · 1:00pm
Pudd’nhead Books, 8157 Big Bend Road, Saint Louis, Missouri
Sunday, September 18 · 2:00pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, Massachusetts
Tuesday, September 20 · 7:00pm
Children’s Book World, 17 Haverford Station Rd, Haverford, Pennsylvania
Thursday, September 22 · 5:00pm
Bethesda Public Library, 7400 Arlington Rd, Bethesda, Maryland
Saturday, September 24 · 10:00am – 5:30pm
National Book Festival, National Mall @ Washington D.C.
Jack will be on two panels and he will be signing!
10:00 AM in the Children’s Tent
12:45 PM in the Teen Tent
Tuesday, September 27 · 7:00pm
Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 West Jefferson, Naperville, Illinois
Saturday, October 22
Texas Book Festival, Austin, TX
More Details To Come!
Reviews
Praise for Dead End in Norvelt!
“Nobody can tell a story like Jack Gantos can. And this is a story like no other. It’s funny. It’s thoughtful. It’s history. It’s weird. But you don’t need me to attempt to describe it. Get in there and start reading Gantos.” —Jon Scieszka, founder of guysread.com and author of the Spaceheadz series
“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 main character… Jack Gantos.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“…there’s more than laugh-out-loud gothic comedy here. This is a richly layered semi-autobiographical tale, an ode to a time and place, to history and the power of reading.” —Horn Book Magazine, Starred Review
“Gantos, as always, deliver bushels of food for thought and plenty of outright guffaws…” —Booklist
“A fast-paced and witty read.” —School Library Journal
“…a more quietly (but still absurdly) funny and insightful account of a kid’s growth, kin to Gantos’ Jack stories, that will stealthily hook even resistant readers into the lure of history.” —BCCB
“This winning novel, both humorous and heartwarming, takes place during the summer of 1962, when narrator Jack Gantos turns 12 and spends most of his days grounded. Jack’s main ‘get out of jail free card,’ and one of the novel’s most charming characters, is Miss Volker. The blossoming of their friendship coincides with the blooming of Jack’s character.” —Shelf Awareness Pro
News
Jack Gantos has already been busy this summer promoting Dead End in Norvelt.
In May, he was at BookExpo America in New York City. Here he is signing galleys, as his publicist looks on:
Jack also gave a short interview to Publishers Weekly during the show, which you can read here, in which he talks about his hometown of Norvelt.
In June, Jack Gantos traveled South to New Orleans for the Annual ALA conference. Amidst all the delicious food and humid weather, Jack was at the Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group booth to sign galleys of Dead End in Norvelt. Check out that intricate signature! You can get one too if you go see him on tour this Fall!
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