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About Jerry Spinelli
American writer of children's novels
Jerry Spinelli is an American writer of children's novels. He is known for fiction about adolescence and early adulthood, and for books such as Maniac Magee, Stargirl, and Wringer. His work often focuses on young people moving through difficult or defining stages of life. Spinelli's novels are widely read in children's literature, especially for their attention to growing up, identity, and the pressures that shape those years.
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- “Who are you?'I didn't understand the question.I'm Uri', he said. 'What's your name?'I gave him my name. 'Stop…”Jerry Spinelli
- “When people hear I have six kids and 16 grandkids, they think, 'Oh, boy, you must get a lot of stories from t…”Jerry Spinelli
- “My first four books were not published because nobody wanted them. They were adult books, not kids' books.”Jerry Spinelli
- “The Clock on the Morning Lenape BuildingMust Clocks be circles?Time is not a circle.Suppose the Mother of All…”Jerry Spinelli
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- “You want a friend in this city? [Washington, DC.] Get a dog!”Harry Truman
- “In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little thin…”Khalil Gibran
- “I do Facebook, but I only have my friends and family on it, and they always laugh at me for how little I post…”Joanne Froggatt
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Books by Jerry Spinelli
Stargirl
2001
Maniac Magee
1990
Wringer
1999
Love, Stargirl
2007
Loser
2003