Search - List of Books by Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli (born February 1, 1941) is an author of children's novels on adolescence and early adulthood. He is best known for the novels Maniac Magee and Wringer.

Spinelli was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania and currently resides in Wayne, PA. At the age of sixteen, his love of sports inspired him to compose a poem about a recent football victory. Later, unbeknownst to him, his father published it in the local newspaper. It was at this time he realized that he would not become a Major League Baseball player, and decided to become a writer instead.

During his time at Gettysburg College, Spinelli spent his time writing short stories and was the editor of the college literary magazine. After graduation, he became a writer and editor for a department store magazine. The next twenty years, he spent his time working ordinary jobs during the day so that he had the energy to write fiction in his spare time. He found himself writing during lunch breaks, on weekends, and after dinner.

His first four 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.

Spinelli graduated from Gettysburg College in 1963 and acquired his MA from Johns Hopkins University in 1964. He married Eileen Mesi in 1977, who also writes children's books. They have six children and sixteen grandchildren.

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Total Books: 287
Jake and Lily
2012 - Jake and Lily (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780060281359
ISBN-10: 0060281359
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 0/5 Stars.
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I Can Be Anything
2010 - I Can Be Anything (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780316102445
ISBN-10: 031610244X
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 0/5 Stars.
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Milkweed
2010 - Milkweed (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780375861475
ISBN-10: 0375861475
Genres: Children's Books, Teens
  • Currently 0/5 Stars.
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Today I Will A Year of Quotes Notes and Promises to Myself
2009 - Today I Will a Year of Quotes Notes and Promises to Myself (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780375840579
ISBN-10: 0375840575
Genres: Children's Books, Education & Reference, Teens
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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Today I Will
2009 - Today I Will (Other)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780375962301
ISBN-10: 0375962301
Genre: Education & Reference
  • Currently 0/5 Stars.
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Smiles To Go
2009 - Smiles to Go [Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition] (Other)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780606121927
ISBN-10: 0606121927
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 0/5 Stars.
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Smiles to Go
2009 - Smiles to Go (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780064471978
ISBN-10: 0064471977
Genres: Children's Books, Teens
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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Stargirl paperback/Love Stargirl paperback Boxed Set with Free Stargirl Journal
2009 - Stargirl Paperback/love Stargirl Paperback Boxed Set with Free Stargirl Journal (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780375855399
ISBN-10: 0375855394
  • Currently 0/5 Stars.
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Love Stargirl
2009 - Love Stargirl (Paperback)Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780375856440
ISBN-10: 0375856447
Genres: Children's Books, Teens
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Crash
2008 - Crash (Other)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9781439521359
ISBN-10: 1439521352
  • Currently 0/5 Stars.
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The Bathwater Gang
2008 - The Bathwater Gang (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781439549353
ISBN-10: 1439549354
  • Currently 0/5 Stars.
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My Daddy and Me
2008 - My Daddy and Me (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781439550243
ISBN-10: 1439550247
  • Currently 0/5 Stars.
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Space Station 7th Grade
2008 - Space Station 7th Grade (Other)
ISBN-13: 9781439518281
ISBN-10: 1439518289
  • Currently 0/5 Stars.
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Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush
2008 - Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush (Other)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781439518298
ISBN-10: 1439518297
Genres: Children's Books, Teens
  • Currently 0/5 Stars.
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Maniac Magee
2008 - Maniac Magee (Other)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781439518304
ISBN-10: 1439518300
  • Currently 0/5 Stars.
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2008 - Report to the Principals Office [School Daze Series] (Other)Paperback
Knots in My Yo-yo String The Autobiography of a Kid
2008 - Knots in My Yo-yo String the Autobiography of a Kid (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781439527689
ISBN-10: 1439527687
  • Currently 0/5 Stars.
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Loser
2008 - Loser (Other)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9781439547762
ISBN-10: 1439547769
  • Currently 0/5 Stars.
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Smiles to Go CD
2008 - Smiles to Go Cd (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780061551864
ISBN-10: 0061551864
Genres: Children's Books, Teens
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Eggs
2008 - Eggs (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780316166478
ISBN-10: 0316166472
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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School Daze Collection
2008 - School Daze Collection (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780545093088
ISBN-10: 0545093082
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 0/5 Stars.
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Stargirl Journal
2007 - Stargirl Journal (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780375840562
ISBN-10: 0375840567
  • Currently 0/5 Stars.
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2004 - Tooter Pepperday [Stepping Stone Book] (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
2003 - Zinkoff El Inutil [Torre de Papel] (Paperback)
2002 - The Mighty Crashman [Black Apples] (Paperback)
2001 - Taubenjagd [Ab 12 J.] (Paperback)Hardcover
1998 - Blue Ribbon Blues [Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition - A Tooter Tale] (Other)Hardcover
1984 - Guerra En Familia [Spanish Language Edition] (Paperback)
Loser [Special Read-Aloud Edition - Large Print] (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
School Daze [Report to the Principal's Office, Who Ran My Underwear Up the Flagpole?, Picklemania, Do the Funky Pickle] (Paperback)
Maniac Magee / the Boys' War Double Pack [Experiencing Literature in the Classroom] (Paperback)
Stargirl with Related Readings [The Emc Masterpiece Series Access Editions] (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD