Jerry Spinelli (born February 1, 1941) Stargirl, and Wringer.
Biography
Spinelli was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and currently lives in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. At the age of 16, his love of sports inspired him to compose a poem about a recent football victory, which his father published in the local newspaper without his knowledge. It was at this time he realized that he would not become a major league baseball player, so he decided to become a writer. After graduation, he became a writer and editor for a department store magazine. The next two decades, he spent his time working "normal jobs" during the day so that he had the energy to write fiction in his free time. He found himself writing during lunch breaks, on weekends, and after dinner.
His first few novels were written for adults and were all rejected. His fifth novel was also intended for adults but became his first children's book. This work, Space Station Seventh Grade, was published in 1982. another children's writer.
Works
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| Space Station Seventh Grade || 1982 ||
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| Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? || 1984 ||
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| Night of the Whale
| 1985
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| Dump Days || 1988
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| Blue Ribbon Blues: A Tooter Tale || 1998 ||
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| Third Grade Angels
| 2012
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| Hokey Pokey
| 2013
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See also
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References
External links
- (every one names an illustrator)
- The Papers of Jerry Spinelli are held in Gettysburg College's Special Collections & Archives. The collection includes manuscripts 1961–2003 as well as other materials. <!--2014-05-05, not many duplicate titles i guess-->