Jerry Spinelli
Autor de Stargirl
Sobre El Autor
Jerry Spinelli was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania on February 1, 1941. He received a bachelor's degree from Gettysburg College and a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University. He worked as an editor with Chilton from 1966 to 1989. He launched his career in children's literature with Space mostrar más Station 7th Grade in 1982. He has written over 30 books including The Bathwater Gang, Picklemania, Stargirl, Milkweed, and Mama Seeton's Whistle. In 1991, he won the Newbery Award for Maniac Magee. In 1998, Wringer was named a Newbery Honor book. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Series
Obras de Jerry Spinelli
Do the Funky Pickle, Picklemania, Who Ran My UnderWear Up The FlagPole? and Smiles to Go (1992) 2 copias
Quarta elementare 1 copia
Report to the principal office 1 copia
Magee, zis Maniacul 1 copia
O MANÍACO MAGEE 1 copia
Mongoose [novelette] — Autor — 1 copia
His Promised Land 1 copia
Zinkoff, el inútil 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
Scholastic Book Clubs Chapters - A Special Sampling of Novels By Newbery Authors (2001) — Contribuidor — 16 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1941-02-01
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA (birthplace)
- Educación
- Gettysburg College (BA)
Johns Hopkins University (MA) - Relaciones
- Mesi, Eileen (spouse)
- Organizaciones
- United States Navy Reserve
- Premios y honores
- Premio Andersen (2001)
Miembros
Debates
YA boy coming of age from 80's or 90's en Name that Book (noviembre 2011)
Reseñas
Listas
Sonlight Books (1)
Overdue Podcast (1)
Best Young Adult (1)
KID BOOKS (1)
Carole's List (1)
to get (1)
Premios
También Puede Gustarte
Autores relacionados
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 62
- También por
- 7
- Miembros
- 51,126
- Popularidad
- #300
- Valoración
- 3.8
- Reseñas
- 1,286
- ISBNs
- 667
- Idiomas
- 14
- Favorito
- 50
but when the students of Mica High turn on Stargirl for everything that makes her different, Leo urges her to become the vey thing that can destroy her: normal. In a celebration of nonconformity, Newberry Medalist Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the perils of popularity - and the inspiration of first love.