Jerry Spinelli
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| Jerry Spinelli | |
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.jpg) Jerry Spinelli signing one of his books |
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| Born | February 1, 1941 Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Genres | Children's books, Young adult, Novels |
| Notable work(s) | Maniac Magee Stargirl Wringer |
| Notable award(s) | Newbery Medal, ALA Best Book for Young Adults Award |
| Spouse(s) | Eileen Spinelli |
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Jerry Spinelli (born February 1, 1941)[1] is an author of children's novels on adolescence and early adulthood. He is best known for the novels Maniac Magee[2] and Wringer.
Spinelli was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania[3] and currently resides in Wayne, PA. At the age of sixteen, his love of sports inspired him to compose a poem about a recent football victory; later, unbeknownst to him, his father had published it in to the local newspaper. It was at this time, he realized that he would not become a Major League Baseball player, and decided to become a writer instead.[2]
Spinelli graduated from Gettysburg College in 1963, and acquired his MA from Johns Hopkins University in 1964. He married Eileen Mesi in 1977.[1] They have six children and sixteen grandchildren.[3]
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| Title | Publication | Awards | References |
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| Space Station Seventh Grade | 1982 | ||
| Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? | 1984 | ||
| Jason and Marceline | 1986 | ||
| Maniac Magee | 1990 | Newbery Medal (1991) | [4] |
| The Bathwater Gang | 1990 | ||
| Dump Days | 1991 | ||
| Fourth Grade Rats | 1991 | ||
| Report to the Principal’s Office | 1991 | ||
| There's a Girl in My Hammerlock | 1991 | ||
| Do the Funky Pickle | 1992 | ||
| The Bathwater Gang Gets Down to Business | 1992 | ||
| Who Ran My Underwear Up the Flagpole? | 1992 | ||
| Picklemania | 1993 | ||
| Crash | 1996 | ||
| Tooter Pepperday | 1996 | ||
| The Library Card | 1997 | ||
| Wringer | 1997 | Newbery Honor (1998) | [5] |
| Blue Ribbon Blues: A Tooter Tale | 1998 | ||
| Knots in My Yo-Yo String | 1998 | ||
| Stargirl | 2000 | ||
| Loser | 2002 | ||
| Milkweed: A Novel | 2003 | ||
| My Daddy and Me | 2006 | ||
| Eggs | 2007 | ||
| Love, Stargirl | 2007 | ||
| Smiles to Go | 2008 |
References
- ^ a b "Jerry Spinelli .net - Biography, Pictures, Videos, & Quotes". JerrySpinelli.net. http://jerryspinelli.net/. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- ^ a b "He's a Man of Many Words". The Washington Post. 2008-06-08. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/06/AR2008060601257.html. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- ^ a b "My Gen Club author Q&A: Jerry Spinelli". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2006-09-12. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06255/720954-369.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- ^ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal.cfm#90s. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- ^ "1998 Newbery Medal and Honor Books". American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/1998newberymedal.cfm. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
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