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Jerry Spinelli

  • 4 stars across 25 books
    Jerry Spinelli received the Newbery Medal for Maniac Magee and a Newbery Honor for Wringer. His other books include Smiles to Go, Loser, Space Station Seventh Grade, Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush?, Dump Days, and Stargirl. His novels are recognized for their humor and poignancy, and his characters and situations are often drawn from his real-life experience as a father of six children. Jerry lives with his wife, Eileen, also a writer, in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

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    Love, Stargirl Love, Stargirl
    24th January 2008

    Love, Stargirl

    By award-winning author Jerry Spinelli, the story of Stargirl continues...In the form of letters to Leo, written over th... More

    (3 reviews)
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    Stargirl Stargirl
    4th January 2007

    Stargirl

    She's as magical as the desert sky. As mysterious as her own name. Nobody knows who she is or where she's from. But ever... More

    (2 reviews)
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    Jake and Lily Jake and Lily
    3rd July 2014

    Jake and Lily

    For almost as long as they can remember, Jake and Lily have shared a "special sense". But their bond seems to be weakeni... More

    (1 review)
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    Wringer Wringer
    11th November 2004

    Wringer

    (1 review)
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    Loser Loser
    6th September 2018

    Loser

    From renowned Newbery-winning author Jerry Spinelli comes an incredible story about how not fitting in might just lead t... More

    (1 review)
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    Milkweed Milkweed
    1st February 2004

    Milkweed

    This is the true story of Jews and Gypsies in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. But it is also the story of a street or... More

    (1 review)
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    Blue Ribbon Blues: A Tooter Tale Blue Ribbon Blues: A Tooter Tale
    17th February 1998

    Blue Ribbon Blues: A Tooter Tale

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    Crash Crash
    31st March 1997

    Crash

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    Knots in My Yo-Yo String Knots in My Yo-Yo String
    28th April 1998

    Knots in My Yo-Yo String

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    Tooter Pepperday: A Tooter Tale Tooter Pepperday: A Tooter Tale
    11th April 1995

    Tooter Pepperday: A Tooter Tale

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      Wringer

      by Hutch2

      This was well written and I enjoyed most of it but I just think the idea of having the annual pigeon shoot and 'wringing' the necks of the wounded bir...

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      by Toppa

      A new girl enrolls in Mica Area High School. She instantly stands out, her clothes, cheerfulness, attitude her overall free spirit. She is tolerated a...

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