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American children's writer

Jerry Spinelli
Spinelli signing 1 of his books
Born	(1941-02-01) February 1, 1941 (age 81) Norristown, Pennsylvania, Us
Occupation	Author
Genre	Children's and young-adult novels
Notable works	Infinite Station Seventh Course Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? Maniac Magee Wringer Stargirl Eggs
Notable awards	Newbery Medal 1991
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Website
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Jerry Spinelli (born February ane, 1941)^[1] is an American writer of children'south novels that feature adolescence and early adulthood. He is best known for Maniac Magee,^[2] Stargirl and Wringer.

Life

Spinelli was built-in in Norristown, Pennsylvania,^[three] and currently lives in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. At the age of xvi, 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, and then he decided to become a writer.^[2]

At Gettysburg Higher, Spinelli spent his time writing curt stories and was the editor of the higher literary magazine, The Mercury.^[iv] Subsequently 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 gratuitous fourth dimension. He found himself writing during tiffin breaks, on weekends, and after dinner.^[v]

His first few novels were written for adults and were all rejected. His fifth novel was as well intended for adults simply became his kickoff children'due south book. This work, Space Station 7th Class, was published in 1982.^[v]

Spinelli graduated from Gettysburg College in 1963 and acquired his MA from Johns Hopkins University in 1964. In 1977, he married Eileen Mesi,^[1] another children's writer.^[5] Since about 1980, as Eileen Spinelli, she has collaborated with illustrators to create dozens of picture books. They take six children and 21 grandchildren.^[6]

Works

Title	Year	Ref.
Infinite Station Seventh Grade	1982
Who Put That Pilus in My Toothbrush?	1984	[7]
Night of the Whale	1985	[vii]
Jason and Marceline	1986	[7]
Dump Days	1988	[vii]
Maniac Magee	1990 – Newbery Award[8]	[7]
The Bathwater Gang	1990	[vii]
Hallie Jefferys Life	1991
Fourth Grade Rats	1991	[7]
Written report to the Principal's Part	1991	[seven]
There's a Girl in My Hammerlock	1991	[7]
Exercise the Funky Pickle	1992	[7]
Who Ran My Underwear Upwards the Flagpole?	1992	[7]
The Bathwater Gang Gets Down to Business organisation	1992	[7]
Picklemania	1993	[7]
Tooter Pepperday	1995	[seven]
Crash	1996	[7]
The Library Carte du jour	1997	[vii]
Wringer	1997 – Newbery laurels book	[seven] [9]
Blue Ribbon Blues: A Tooter Tale	1998	[7]
Knots in My Yo-Yo String: The Autobiography of a Kid	1998	[7]
Stargirl	2000	[7]
Loser	2002	[seven]
Milkweed: A Novel	2003	[7]
My Daddy and Me	2003	[7]
Love, Stargirl	2007	[7]
Eggs	2007	[7]
Smiles to Go	2008	[7]
I Can Be Anything	2010	[vii]
Jake and Lily	2012	[x]
Third Grade Angels	2012
Hokey Pokey	2013	[7]
Mama Seeton'due south Whistle	2015
The Warden's Girl	2017
My Fourth of July	2019
Dead Wed	2021

In culture

George Plimpton related an anecdote almost Spinelli having bought at sale an evening with the Plimptons, in New York City, during which George Plimpton introduced Spinelli to writers and editors dining at Elaine'southward, and 2 months after which Spinelli wrote Plimpton to announce the publication of Spinelli's start book (a children'due south book) by Houghton Mifflin.^[11]

Encounter also

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Biography, Pictures, Videos, & Quotes". JerrySpinelli.net. Archived from the original on April 16, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
2. ^ ^{a b} "He's a man of Many Words". The Washington Mail service. June 8, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
3. ^ "My Gen Guild author Q&A: Jerry Spinelli". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 12, 2006. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
4. ^ "The Mercury". The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College. Gettysburg College. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
5. ^ ^{a b c} "A video interview with Jerry Spinelli". WETA Washington, D.C. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
6. ^ "Jerry Spinelli Bio Page". jerryspinelli.com. Archived from the original on May eleven, 2018. Retrieved April xx, 2018.
7. ^ ^{a b c d e f 1000 h i j yard l thou due north o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab} Contemporary Authors Online. Gale. 2013. ISBN978-0-7876-3995-2.
8. ^ "Newberry and Caldecott honor authors, illustrators". The San Bernardino Canton Lord's day. San Bernardino, CA. AP. Jan 16, 1991. Retrieved Nov 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "1998 Newbery Medal and Honor Books". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). American Library Association (ALA). Retrieved November ii, 2009.
10. ^ Peck, Richard (June i, 2012). "Twin Powers". The New York Times . Retrieved July 31, 2015.
11. ^ Plimpton, George (March 29, 1999). "Dinner at Elaine'south" (Podcast). The Moth. Retrieved June vi, 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Jerry Spinelli at Library of Congress Regime, with 31 catalog records
• Eileen Spinelli at Library of Congress Government, with xc catalog records (every i names an illustrator)
• The Papers of Jerry Spinelli are held in Gettysburg College's Special Collections & Archives. The collection includes manuscripts 1961–2003 equally well as other materials.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Spinelli

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