Jerry Spinelli, author portrait
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Jerry Spinelli

JERRY SPINELLI is the author of many novels for young readers, including Dead WednesdayThe Warden's Daughter; StargirlLove, StargirlMilkweedCrashWringer; and Maniac Magee, winner of the Newbery Medal; along with Knots in My Yo-Yo String, the autobiography of his childhood. A graduate of Gettysburg College, he lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, poet and author Eileen Spinelli.
Dead Wednesday
The Warden's Daughter
Crash
Today I Will
Stargirl/Love, Stargirl Paperback Box Set
The Stargirl Collection
Milkweed
Love, Stargirl
Stargirl Movie Tie-In Edition
Knots in My Yo-Yo String

Books

Dead Wednesday
The Warden's Daughter
Crash
Today I Will
Stargirl/Love, Stargirl Paperback Box Set
The Stargirl Collection
Milkweed
Love, Stargirl
Stargirl Movie Tie-In Edition
Knots in My Yo-Yo String

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