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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adaptations
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Jack_Gantos
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:medal
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.
Kirkus Reviews Best Book.
Newbery Honor.
School Library Journal Best Book.
American Library Association Notable Children's Book.
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gptkbp:based_on
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a novel by Jack Gantos
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gptkbp:book_cover
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illustrated by Nancy Carpenter.
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gptkbp:book_format
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hardcover.
paperback.
audiobook.
e Book.
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gptkbp:book_series
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standalone.
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gptkbp:box_office
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$1 million
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Jack_Gantos
gptkb:Mrs._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Dale
gptkb:Joey
Miss Volker
Mr. Mc Gowan
Mr. Gantos
Mr. Gantos' Father
Mr. Gantos' Mother
Mrs. Gantos
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gptkbp:character_arc
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Jack's growth from innocence to experience.
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gptkbp:character_development
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Jack matures throughout the story.
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gptkbp:character_motivation
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Jack seeks to understand life and death.
Jack's parents seek stability.
Miss Volker seeks to preserve history.
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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Jack and Miss Volker.
Jack and his friends.
Jack and his parents.
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gptkbp:cinematography_by
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gptkb:Michael_Fimognari
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gptkbp:conflict
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Jack learns to accept change.
Jack's struggle with growing up.
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced children's literature.
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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historical events of the 1960s.
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gptkbp:directed_by
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gptkb:Jack_Schneider
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:The_Orchard
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gptkbp:edited_by
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gptkb:Michael_R._Miller
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:children's_literature
gptkb:comedy
gptkb:drama
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Dead End in Norvelt
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gptkbp:illustrator
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gptkb:Nancy_Carpenter
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gptkbp:influences
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autobiographical elements
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Gantos's childhood.
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0374379932
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:literary_devices
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foreshadowing.
flashbacks.
irony.
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Jack_Gantos
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gptkbp:mood
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humorous.
nostalgic.
reflective.
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gptkbp:motif
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death and rebirth.
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:David_Schwartz
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gptkbp:narrative
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first-person
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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humorous.
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gptkbp:page_count
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gptkb:368
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gptkbp:plot
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A boy helps his elderly neighbor while dealing with the death of his father.
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gptkbp:plot_twist
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Jack discovers secrets about Norvelt.
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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gptkb:Los_Angeles_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:produced_by
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Gantos Productions
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:The_Orchard
Gantos Productions
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gptkbp:protagonist
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gptkb:Jack_Gantos
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gptkbp:published
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gptkb:2011
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Farrar,_Straus_and_Giroux
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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relatable themes.
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gptkbp:related_works
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gptkb:From_Norvelt_to_Nowhere
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gptkbp:release_date
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April 2011
June 10, 2011
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gptkbp:released
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gptkb:2011
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gptkbp:runtime
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100 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Jack_Gantos
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:Norvelt,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Norvelt,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:setting_time
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1960s
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Danielle_Macdonald
gptkb:Tommy_Lee_Jones
gptkb:Maggie_Elizabeth_Jones
gptkb:Steve_Schirripa
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gptkbp:symbolism
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the town of Norvelt represents change.
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gptkbp:target_audience
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middle-grade readers.
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:mystery
gptkb:adventure
gptkb:death
gptkb:friendship
gptkb:identity
gptkb:family
gptkb:community
history
coming of age
nostalgia
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:death
gptkb:friendship
history
coming of age
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gptkbp:writing_style
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conversational.
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:medal
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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