Dead End in Norvelt

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation none
gptkbp:author gptkb:Jack_Gantos
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Newbery_Medal
gptkbp:character the town's residents
Jack's_parents
Mrs._Volker
gptkbp:characterDevelopment Jack's_maturity
Jack's_relationships
Mrs._Volker's_wisdom
gptkbp:conflict personal growth
social issues
family dynamics
gptkbp:criticalReception positive reviews
gptkbp:culturalHeritage historical figures
1960s culture
American_history
gptkbp:genre children's literature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dead End in Norvelt
gptkbp:illustrator gptkb:Nicole_Wong
gptkbp:influences autobiographical elements
gptkbp:inspiration real-life events
gptkbp:ISBN 978-0374379932
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Jack_Gantos
gptkbp:motif family
community
history
gptkbp:narrativeStyle first-person
gptkbp:pageCount 368
gptkbp:plot historical events
Jack's_summer_adventures
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Farrar,_Straus_and_Giroux
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:From_Norvelt_to_Nowhere
gptkbp:releaseYear 2011
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Norvelt,_Pennsylvania
1960s
gptkbp:symbolism the cemetery
the typewriter
the_town_of_Norvelt
gptkbp:targetAudience middle-grade readers
gptkbp:theme friendship
death
coming of age
gptkbp:userDemographics nostalgic
engaging
thought-provoking
gptkbp:wrote humorous
reflective