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Jerry Spinelli

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Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli is an acclaimed author who's written more than 25 books for young readers. He won the Newbery Medal in 1991 for Maniac Magee, one of his more than 25 acclaimed books for young readers. He now lives in West Chester, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Eileen Spinelli, who is also an author of children's books. (Source: Scholastic)

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Smiles to Go

Smiles to Go

Night of the Whale

Night of the Whale

Z comme Zinkoff

Z comme Zinkoff

Hokey Pokey

Hokey Pokey

The mighty crashman

The mighty crashman

Dead Wednesday

Dead Wednesday

2021
The Warden's Daughter

The Warden's Daughter

2017
Third Grade Angels

Third Grade Angels

2012
Fourth Grade Rats

Fourth Grade Rats

2012
Jake and Lily

Jake and Lily

2012
I Can Be Anything!

I Can Be Anything!

2010
Love, Stargirl

Love, Stargirl

2007
Eggs

Eggs

2007
My Daddy and Me: A Book for Dads and Kids

My Daddy and Me: A Book for Dads and Kids

2003
Milkweed

Milkweed

2003
La schiappa

La schiappa

2002
Loser

Loser

2002
Stargirl

Stargirl

2000
A Menina das Estrelas

A Menina das Estrelas

2000
Blue Ribbon Blues

Blue Ribbon Blues

1998

with Donna Kae Nelson

Knots in My Yo-Yo String

Knots in My Yo-Yo String

1997
The Library Card

The Library Card

1997
Wringer

Wringer

1997
khrws jngy

khrws jngy

1996

with prwyn lypwr

Crash

Crash

1996
Tooter Pepperday

Tooter Pepperday

1995
Picklemania

Picklemania

1993
School Daze Collection

School Daze Collection

1993
Who Ran My Underwear Up the Flagpole?

Who Ran My Underwear Up the Flagpole?

1992
Do The Funky Pickle

Do The Funky Pickle

1992
The Bathwater Gang Gets Down to Business

The Bathwater Gang Gets Down to Business

1992
There's a Girl in My Hammerlock

There's a Girl in My Hammerlock

1991
Report to the Principal's Office!

Report to the Principal's Office!

1991
The Bathwater Gang

The Bathwater Gang

1990
Jason and Marceline

Jason and Marceline

1986
Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush?

Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush?

1984
Maniac Magee
A-

Maniac Magee

1983·1 grade
Space Station Seventh Grade

Space Station Seventh Grade

1982

Graphic novels1

Half-Minute Horrors

Half-Minute Horrors

2009

with Jon Scieszka, Lauren Myracle, Jonathan Lethem, Avi, Gregory Maguire, Brian Selznick, Adele Griffin, Lisa Brown, Gail Carson Levine, Jenny Nimmo, Lane Smith, Dean Lorey, Lemony Snicket and Susan Rich

Poetry1

Mama Seeton's Whistle

Mama Seeton's Whistle

2015

Box sets & omnibuses1

Brave Boys Newbery Boxed Set

Brave Boys Newbery Boxed Set

1999

with Christopher Paul Curtis, Gary Paulsen and Louis Sachar