DEAD END IN NORVELT By Jack Gantos The summer Jack turns twelve in Norvelt, PA, he’s grounded for unintentionally firing his dad’s WWII rifle, but allowed to help Miss Walker, the town historian, type up her obituaries for the paper. Mom’s saving to get Jack’s bloody nose cauterized, and Dad’s building a bomb shelter. When… Read more »
Ann Jacobus
What’s a Boy to Read This Summer?
What’s a Boy to Read This Summer? by Ann Jacobus To find out, I went to an expert. Laura Wolfram is the Director of Library Services at Town School for Boys in San Francisco, where I volunteer. Laura, kids often have assigned summer reading. What can you recommend that the boys generally LIKE to read… Read more »
