Jerry Spinelli
2) Stargirl
He's a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Filthy son of Abraham.
He's a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. He's a boy who steals food for himself, and the other orphans. He's a boy who believes in bread, and mothers, and angels.
He's a boy who wants to be a Nazi, with...
5) Crash
6) Eggs
7) Hokey Pokey
"Jerry Spinelli has created another middle grade masterpiece." —BookPage, starred review
On...
10) Loser
"A master of those embarrassing, gloppy, painful, and suddenly wonderful things that happen on the razor's edge between childhood and full-fledged adolescence" —The Washington Post
From first memories through high...
13) Smiles to go
17) The library card
18) Jake and Lily
Beloved Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli, author of Maniac Magee and Wringer, addresses issues of identity, belonging, family, and bullying in this humorous and heartfelt novel about twins.
Jake and Lily are twins. Despite their slightly different interests and temperaments, they feel exactly the same—like two halves of one person. But the year they turn eleven, everything changes. Their parents announce it's time for separate bedrooms.
...20) Wringer
Newbery Honor Book * ALA Notable Children's Book
""Deeply felt. Presents a moral question with great care and sensitivity."" —The New York Times
""A spellbinding story about rites of passage."" —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
""A realistic story with the intensity of a fable."" —The Horn Book (starred review)
""Thought-provoking.""
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