From Norvelt to Nowhere

Sep 23, 2024 3:20 AM

Author:Jack Gantos

This town is haunted by more than just ghosts . . .

When Jack dresses up as a notorious local murderer for Halloween, he thinks he’s found the perfect costume to scare away evil spirits. But when the real murderer returns and another old lady dies, he starts to worry that he might not be showing the best judgment.

Together with Miss Volker, the last remaining original Norvelter, Jack sets out on a road trip through the dark side of America’s history to track down the killer once and for all.

Will they save Norvelt? Or are they going nowhere?

From Norvelt to Nowhere is Jack Gantos’s hilarious follow-up to Dead End in Norvelt, winner of the Newbery Medal and shortlisted for the 2012 Guardian Children’s Prize.

Reviews

Peppered with literary references [. . .] Add to this a Bonnie and Clyde style road trip in a camouflaged VW Beetle and you might get a hint of the fun and philosophy at the heart of this murder mystery

—— Wendy Worley , The School Librarian

Delightfully nasty, bonkers piratical fun. I laughed out loud on the Tube!'

—— Robin Stevens, bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike

Think The Mighty Boosh for 8-year-olds with a dash of Lemony Snicket thrown in. Although Mabbitt has a voice all of his own.

—— The Times

Anarchic, adventurous and extremely funny, this is a fantastic debut at the younger end of middle-grade.

—— The Bookseller

Comedy, dash and imagination refresh a rebooted British hero.

—— Amanda Craig , New Statesman

Packed with blackmail, murder and revenge, Shoot to Kill is Young Bond at his best.

—— Sunday Express

Cole, Steve Cole, has picked up the bond baton from Charlie Higson with this his first book in the Young Bond sereis. It's set in mafia-soaked, golden-era Hollywood, giving this proto-007 plenty of scope for adventure. It's a cracking read with fantasic fight scenes, glam parties and some pretty decent plotting

—— The Times

Nail-biting excitement

—— Primary Times

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