Jerry Spinelli - Free Library Land Online

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*Just announced: STARGIRL will be adapted for film by screenwriter Kristin Hahn and director Catherine Hardwicke.* *

Stargirl. From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of “Stargirl, Stargirl.” She captures Leo Borlock’ s heart with just one smile. She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one cheer. The students of Mica High are enchanted. At first. Then they turn on her. Stargirl is suddenly shunned for everything that makes her different, and Leo, panicked and desperate with love, urges her to become the very thing that can destroy her: normal. In this celebration of nonconformity, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the perils of popularity and the thrill and inspiration of first love.]]> Mon, 18 Sep 2000 16:24:52 +0300 Maniac Magee https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35123-maniac_magee.html https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35123-maniac_magee.html

He wasn't born with the name Maniac Magee. He came into this world named Jeffrey Lionel Magee, but when his parents died and his life changed, so did his name. And Maniac Magee became a legend. Even today kids talk about how fast he could run; how he hit an inside-the-park frog homer and how no knot, no matter how snarled, would stay that way once he began to untie it. Little girls jumping rope chant, Ma-niac, Ma-niac, he's so cool. Ma-niac, Ma-niac, don't go to school, runs all night, runs all right. Ma-niac, Ma-niac kissed a bull!
But the thing Maniac Magee is best known for is what he did for the kids from the East Side and those from the West Side. He was special all right, and this is his story, and it's a story that is very careful not to let the facts get mixed up with the truth. ]]> Tue, 18 Sep 1990 16:24:53 +0300 Jake and Lily https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35116-jake_and_lily.html https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35116-jake_and_lily.html

Jake and Lily are twins. Even though they seem pretty different—Jake is the calm one and Lily has a temper; Lily is obsessed with trains and Jake collects cool rocks—they feel exactly the same, almost like two halves of one person. When one of them gets hurt, the other can feel it. They can communicate without words. And mysteriously, every year on their birthday, they sleepwalk to a train station in the middle of the night. But the year they turn eleven, everything changes. Their parents announce it’s time for separate bedrooms, and Jake starts hanging out with a pack of boys on the block. Lily is devastated—not to mention really, really mad. And as she struggles to make friends and get a life apart from her twin, Jake finds himself dealing with a neighborhood bully and has to decide what kind of person he really is. Beloved author Jerry Spinelli has written another perfectly on-target, humorous, and brilliant story about the struggles of growing up and discovering who you are. This is a story about me, Lily.
And me, Jake.
We're twins and we're exactly alike.
Not exactly!
Whatever. This is a book we wrote about the summer we turned eleven and Jake ditched me.
Please. I just started hanging out with some guys in the neighborhood.
Right. So anyway, this is a book about
goobers and supergoobers
bullies
clubhouses
true friends
things getting built and wrecked and rebuilt
and about figuring out who we are.
We wrote this together
(sort of)
so you'll get to see both sides of our story.
But you'll probably agree with my side.
You always have to have the last word, don't you?
Yes!]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:24:52 +0300 Smiles to Go https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35118-smiles_to_go.html https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35118-smiles_to_go.html

What is stargazer, skateboarder, chess champ, pepperoni pizza eater, older brother, sister hater, best friend, first kisser, science geek, control freak Will Tuppence so afraid of in this great big universe? Jerry Spinelli knows.]]> Mon, 18 Sep 2000 16:24:52 +0300 Love, Stargirl https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35124-love_stargirl.html https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35124-love_stargirl.html

LOVE, STARGIRL picks up a year after Stargirl ends and reveals the new life of the beloved character who moved away so suddenly at the end of Stargirl. The novel takes the form of "the world's longest letter," in diary form, going from date to date through a little more than a year's time. In her writing, Stargirl mixes memories of her bittersweet time in Mica, Arizona, with involvements with new people in her life. In Love, Stargirl, we hear the voice of Stargirl herself as she reflects on time, life, Leo, and - of course - love. From the Hardcover edition.]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:24:53 +0300 Hokey Pokey https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35120-hokey_pokey.html https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35120-hokey_pokey.html

Welcome to Hokey Pokey. A place and a time, when childhood is at its best: games to play, bikes to ride, experiences to be had. There are no adults in Hokey Pokey, just kids, and the laws governing Hokey Pokey are simple and finite. But when one of the biggest kids, Jack, has his beloved bike stolen—and by a girl, no less—his entire world, and the world of Hokey Pokey, turns to chaos. Without his bike, Jack feels like everything has started to go wrong. He feels different, not like himself, and he knows something is about to change. And even more troubling he alone hears a faint train whistle. But that's impossible: every kid knows there no trains in Hokey Pokey, only tracks. Master storyteller Jerry Spinelli has written a dizzingly inventive fable of growing up and letting go, of leaving childhood and its imagination play behind for the more dazzling adventures of adolescence, and of learning to accept not only the sunny part of day, but the unwelcome arrival of night, as well. ]]> Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:24:53 +0300 Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35117-who_put_that_hair_in_my_toothbrush_.html https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35117-who_put_that_hair_in_my_toothbrush_.html

Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? Sibling rivalry at its finest! Whether it's on the hockey ice, at school, or at home, Greg and Megin just can't seem to get along. She calls him Grosso, he calls her Megamouth. They battle with donuts, cockroaches, and hair. Will it take a tragedy for them to realize how much they actually care for each other?]]> Tue, 18 Sep 1984 16:24:52 +0400 Loser https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35110-loser.html https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35110-loser.html Loser

From renowned Newbery-winning author Jerry Spinelli comes an incredible story about how not fitting in might just lead to an incredible life.Just like other kids, Zinkoff rides his bike, hopes for snow days, and wants to be like his dad when he grows up. But Zinkoff also raises his hand with all the wrong answers, trips over his own feet, and falls down with laughter over a word like "Jabip." Other kids have their own word to describe him, but Zinkoff is too busy to hear it. He doesn't know he's not like everyone else. And one winter night, Zinkoff's differences show that any name can someday become "hero."With some of his finest writing to date and great wit and humor, Jerry Spinelli creates a story about a boy's individuality surpassing the need to fit in and the genuine importance of failure. As readers follow Zinkoff from first through sixth grade--making this a perfect classroom read--and watch his character develop, it becomes impossible not...]]> Sat, 18 Sep 1999 16:24:51 +0300 Wringer https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35125-wringer.html https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35125-wringer.html Wringer

Palmer LaRue is running out of birthdays. For as long as he can remember, he's dreaded the day he turns ten -- the day he'll take his place beside all the other ten-year-old boys in town, the day he'll be a wringer. But Palmer doesn't want to be a wringer. It's one of the first things he learned about himself and it's one of the biggest things he has to hide. In Palmer's town being a wringer is an honor, a tradition passed down from father to son. Palmer can't stop himself from being a wringer just like he can't stop himself from growing one year older, just like he can't stand up to a whole town -- right? Newbery Medal winner Jerry Spinelli's most powerful novel yet is a gripping tale of how one boy learns how not to be afraid. ]]> Wed, 14 Sep 1977 21:47:48 +0300 Third Grade Angels https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35114-third_grade_angels.html https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35114-third_grade_angels.html

The long-awaited prequel to the bestseller FOURTH GRADE RATS
George, aka "Suds," has just entered third grade, and he's heard the rhyme about "first grade babies/second grade cats/third grade angels/fourth grade rats," but what does this mean for his school year? It means that his teacher, Mrs. Simms, will hold a competition every month to see which student deserves to be awarded "the halo" - which student is best-behaved, kindest to others, and, in short, perfect. Suds is determined to be the first to earn the halo, but he's finding the challenge of always being good to be more stressful than he had anticipated. Does he have to be good even outside of school? (Does he have to be nice to his annoying little sister?) And if Mrs. Simms doesn't actually see him doing a good deed, does it even count?
A warm, funny return to elementary school from master storyteller Spinelli.]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:24:52 +0300 Milkweed https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35127-milkweed.html https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35127-milkweed.html

He’s a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Runt. Happy. Fast. 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 some day, with tall shiny jackboots and a gleaming Eagle hat of his own. Until the day that suddenly makes him change his mind. And when the trains come to empty the Jews from the ghetto of the damned, he’s a boy who realizes it’s safest of all to be nobody. Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli takes us to one of the most devastating settings imaginable—Nazi-occupied Warsaw of World War II—and tells a tale of heartbreak, hope, and survival through the bright eyes of a young orphan. From the Hardcover edition.]]> Thu, 18 Sep 2003 16:24:53 +0300 Knots in My Yo-Yo String Knots in My Yo-Yo String https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35121-knots_in_my_yo-yo_string_knots_in_my_yo-yo_string.html https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35121-knots_in_my_yo-yo_string_knots_in_my_yo-yo_string.html

Knots in My Yo-Yo String Knots in My Yo-Yo String

"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 WashingtonPost), Newbery medalist Jerry Spinelli has penned his early autobiography with all the warmth, humor, and drama of his best-selling fiction. From first memories through high school, including first kiss, first punch, first trip to the principal's office, and first humiliating sports experience, this is not merely an account of a highly unusual childhood. Rather, like Spinelli's fiction, its appeal lies inthe accessibility and universality of his life. Entertaining and fast-paced, this is a highly readable memoir-- a must-have for Spinelli fans of allages. "From the Trade Paperback edition."]]> Fri, 18 Sep 1998 16:24:53 +0300 Tooter Pepperday: A Tooter Tale https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35115-tooter_pepperday_a_tooter_tale.html https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35115-tooter_pepperday_a_tooter_tale.html

The Pepperday family is moving to Aunt Sally’s farm. Mr. Pepperday, Mrs. Pepperday, and Chuckie Pepperday are happy as hogs in slop. But Tooter Pepperday is not. There’s no cable TV, no playground, and she’s gone three days without pizza! What does a girl have to do to show her family she’ll never get used to life on the farm?
“Tooter is a real-life, plucky, resourceful heroine . . . in a good sound story that has a lot to say about the choices we make and the impact they have.”—Booklist
“Tooter Pepperday . . . is sure to bring on the chuckles and the giggles.”
—School Library Journal
Jerry Spinelli is the author of the Newbery Award–winning Maniac Magee, as well as many other titles, including Stargirl and his autobiography, Knots in My Yo-Yo String. The author lives in Pennsylvania.]]> Mon, 18 Sep 1995 16:24:52 +0300 Blue Ribbon Blues: A Tooter Tale https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35126-blue_ribbon_blues_a_tooter_tale.html https://reverse-harem.library.land/jerry-spinelli/35126-blue_ribbon_blues_a_tooter_tale.html

Ever since her family moved to Aunt Sally's farm, Tooter's known that farm life is definitely not for her. There's no pizzeria for miles, her nearest neighbor is a dumb boy, and even her own pet chicken hates her! So Tooter decides to show everyone what she's made of by winning the blue ribbon at the County Fair's goat show. Now all she has to do is keep her little brother--and his paint brush--away from her prize goat!]]> Fri, 18 Sep 1998 16:24:53 +0300