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Jerry Spinelli

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Born: January 31 1941

Website: Go to Website

When Jerry Spinelli was a kid, he wanted to grow up to be either a cowboy or a baseball player. Lucky for us he became a writer instead.

He grew up in rural Pennsylvania and went to college at Gettysburg College and Johns Hopkins University. He has published more than 25 books and has six children and 16 grandchildren.
Jerry Spinelli began writing when he was 16 — not much older than the hero of his book Maniac Magee. After his high school football team won a big game, his classmates ran cheering through the streets — all except Spinelli, who went home and wrote a poem about the victory. When his poem was published in the local paper, Spinelli decided to become a writer instead of a major-league shortstop.

In most of his books, Spinelli writes about events and feelings from his own childhood. He also gets a lot of material from his seven adventurous kids! Spinelli and his wife, Eileen, also a children's book author, live in Pennsylvania.

Jerry Spinelli

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Born: January 31 1941

Website: Go to Website

When Jerry Spinelli was a kid, he wanted to grow up to be either a cowboy or a baseball player. Lucky for us he became a writer instead.

He grew up in rural Pennsylvania and went to college at Gettysburg College and Johns Hopkins University. He has published more than 25 books and has six children and 16 grandchildren.
Jerry Spinelli began writing when he was 16 — not much older than the hero of his book Maniac Magee. After his high school football team won a big game, his classmates ran cheering through the streets — all except Spinelli, who went home and wrote a poem about the victory. When his poem was published in the local paper, Spinelli decided to become a writer instead of a major-league shortstop.

In most of his books, Spinelli writes about events and feelings from his own childhood. He also gets a lot of material from his seven adventurous kids! Spinelli and his wife, Eileen, also a children's book author, live in Pennsylvania.

Books from Jerry Spinelli

Stargirl

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Maniac Magee

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Love, Stargirl

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Milkweed

Loser

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Wringer

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Jake and Lily

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Fourth Grade Rats

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush?

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Third Grade Angels

3.7/5 ( ratings)

I Can Be Anything!

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Crash

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Eggs

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Smiles to Go

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Baseball Crazy: Ten Short Stories that Cover All the Bases

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Blue Ribbon Blues: A Tooter Tale (A Stepping Stone Book)

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Loser: Grades 5-6 [With Transparencies]

3.2/5 ( ratings)

Crash

دختر ستاره‌اى هميشه عاشق (Stargirl, #2)

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