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

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 . . . Jackie Gantos

Gantos, as always, delivers bushels of food for thought and plenty of outright guffaws

A fast-paced and witty read

Skillfully delivered, hugely popular, continuously funny and utterly unique

The spiritual lovechild of Tommy Cooper and Steve Martin, if such a thing were possible

Bursting with silly situations and hilarious antics

A real delight

The perfect book to provoke a smile.