About Jerry Spinelli
Jerry Spinelli (b. February 1, 1941, Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a noted children's author, specializing on novels written for and about early adolesence. Among his books are Milkweed, Space Station Seventh Grade, Maniac Magee (winner of the 1991 Newbery Medal), Wringer (1998 Newbery Honor book), and Stargirl
Spinelli first decided he wanted to become a writer at the age of 16, when his high school football team won a big game. He wrote a poem about this, and the next day the poem was published in the local newspaper.
When he began his professional writing career, Spinelli attempted to write four books for adults, rather than for children. These books were never published. The publishers he sent the books to rejected them. Spinelli's writing direction changed one night when one of his six children ate some fried chicken that he had been saving for the next day. Spinelli wrote about this event. Eventually, what he wrote turned into his first published novel, Space Station Seventh Grade. Spinelli originally intended Space Station Seventh Grade to be an adult novel as well, but since the protagonist is 13 years old, adult publishers rejected it and it became a children's book.
Jerry Spinelli (b. February 1, 1941, Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a noted children's author, specializing on novels written for and about early adolesence. Among his books are Milkweed, Space Station Seventh Grade, Maniac Magee (winner of the 1991 Newbery Medal), Wringer (1998 Newbery Honor book), and Stargirl
Spinelli first decided he wanted to become a writer at the age of 16, when his high sch...
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| 1. The Warden's Daughter (Hardcover) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
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01/03/2017
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659 Reviews |
| 2. Crash (Paperback) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Ember
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04/07/2015
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1,660 Reviews |
| 3. Space Station Seventh Grade (Audible Audio Edition) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Recorded Books
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06/20/2014
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| 4. Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? (Audible Audio Edition) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Recorded Books
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06/04/2014
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| 5. Third Grade Angels (Hardcover) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
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09/01/2012
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149 Reviews |
| 6. Jake and Lily (Kindle Edition) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Balzer + Bray
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05/08/2012
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106 Reviews |
| 7. I Can Be Anything! (Hardcover) Author: Jerry Spinelli, Jimmy Liao Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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03/17/2010
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104 Reviews |
| 8. Today I Will: A Year of Quotes, Notes, and Promises to Myself (Hardcover) Author: Eileen Spinelli, Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
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10/13/2009
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36 Reviews |
| 9. Wringer (Kindle Edition) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: HarperCollins
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10/13/2009
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| 10. Stargirl paperback/Love, Stargirl paperback Boxed Set with Free Stargirl... Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
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04/28/2009
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23 Reviews |
| 11. Wringer (Audible Audio Edition) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: HarperAudio
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03/03/2009
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| 12. Smiles to Go (Hardcover) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Joanna Cotler
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04/29/2008
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749 Reviews |
| 13. Eggs (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Library Binding) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Turtleback
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04/01/2008
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1,456 Reviews |
| 14. Love, Stargirl (Paperback) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Orchard
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01/24/2008
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3,703 Reviews |
| 15. Stargirl Journal (Hardcover) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
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08/14/2007
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7 Reviews |
| 16. Stargirl/Love, Stargirl Boxed Set (Hardcover) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
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08/14/2007
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52 Reviews |
| 17. Stargirl (Paperback) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Orchard Books
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01/04/2007
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12,126 Reviews |
| 18. Blue Ribbon Blues (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) (Library Binding) Author: Jerry Spinelli Illustrator: Donna Kae Nelson Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
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05/23/2006
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20 Reviews |
| 19. Library Card (After Words) (Paperback) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Scholastic
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05/01/2006
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462 Reviews |
| 20. The Bathwater Gang (Hardcover) Author: Jerry Spinelli Illustrator: Meredith Johnson Publisher: Perfection Learning
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10/2005
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9 Reviews |
| 21. Wringer (Summer Reading Edition) (Paperback) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: HarperTrophy
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05/24/2005
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1,625 Reviews |
| 22. Jerry Spinelli Collection (Paperback) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Little, Brown
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10/06/2004
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8 Reviews |
| 23. Misha (Spanish Edition) (Hardcover) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Lectorum Publications
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10/2004
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1,199 Reviews |
| 24. Tooter Pepperday (Stepping Stone, paper) (Paperback) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
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09/28/2004
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27 Reviews |
| 25. Misha corre (Hardcover) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Mondadori
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01/01/2004
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2,132 Reviews |
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