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He is best known for maniac magee, stargirl and wringer. Spinelli made his picture book debut with my daddy and me, a loving tribute to fathers and sons. Zinkoff 211 about the author praise other books by jerry spinelli. Jerry spinelli is an american author of over twenty books for children and. Rowling, the lightning thief by rick riordan, holes by louis sachar, matilda. Designed and developed by temean consulting 2017 no part of this website may be reproduced without written permission from this sites webmaster. The english pen staff compiled a list of the best works not written in the english language. Jul 25, 2017 jerry spinelli writes some of the best books for middle grade students. Share jerry spinelli quotations about heart, eyes and writing. Among spinellis most famous works are maniac magee 1991 newbery medal. Online the stargirl collection by jerry spinelli ebook pdf download. And he has been running over people ever since, especially. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Jerry spinelli is the author of more than a dozen books for young readers, including maniac magee, winner of the newbery medal, and stargirl, a new york times bestseller and an ala top ten best book for young adults.
He married fellow childrens book author, eileen mesi, in 1977. Spinelli first decided he wanted to become a writer at the age of 16, when his high school football team won a big game. Jerry spinelli is a well known american childrens author specializing in novels written for and about early adolescence and winner of the. Their six children have given jerry spinelli a plethora of clever material for his writing. Readers will devour this humorous glimpse of what jocks are made of. The best part about this book is students get to play along with the characters as they try to solve the puzzles that will win mr. Star girl by jerry spinelli you probably dont know this about the unconventional librarian, but i love jerry spinellis books. However, because it was about a thirteenyearold boy, adult book publishers didnt even want to see it. This classic collection includes four of newbery awardwinning author jerry spinellis most popular books. Love, stargirl by spinelli, jerry paperback book the fast free shipping. Maniac magee by jerry spinelli is one of the best books ive ever taught my fifth graders.
But childrens publishers did and thats how, by accident, i became an author of books for kids. His latest novel, stargirl, was a new york times bestseller and an ala top ten best book for young adults. He played for the green sox little league team in his hometown of norristown, pennsylvania, and dreamed of one day playing for the major leagues, preferably as shortstop for the new york yankees. Find out more about the life and career of popular childrens book author jerry spinelli, who has written numerous novels, including maniac magee, at. Jerry spinelli has 82 books on goodreads with 836963 ratings. Stargirl is a young adult novel written by american author jerry spinelli and first published in 2000 stargirl was well received by critics, who praised stargirls character and the novels overall message of nonconformity. He received a 1991 newbery medal for his most famous work, maniac magee. Go by jerry spinelli book as this book offers you rich information and knowledge.
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