A review by katykelly
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

4.0

I was really enjoying this... Funny story, interesting narrator, quirky town. Then I thought the ending let it down a bit - obvious murderer, some really emotionless reactions to so many deaths (betting who did it, promising to give all the gory details, no sadness at all about it), and it deflated the enjoyment for me a little.
Not sure I'd have said it was a worthy Newbery winner but on the whole an original story and worth a read.