A review by protoman21
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

4.0

Though this book didn't thrill me, it was very solid and consistently good. You can really tell that Gantos' Joey Pigza character was based on himself, because sometimes I had to remind myself I wasn't reading the latest book in that series instead of this semi-biographical tale about Gantos' childhood. Also at times this had a very Leave it to Beaver feel, which was perfectly fine with me since that was one of my favorite shows growing up. I appreciate that Gantos doesn't write down to his audience. Though this book has a child's voice, and the content is appropriate, the language and historical content is not dumbed down. Overall an entertaining book and a worthy read.