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| name = Jerry Spinelli |
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| image = Jerry Spinelli (signing a book).jpg |
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| caption = Jerry Spinelli signing one of his books |
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| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1941|2|1|mf=y}} |
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| birthplace = [[Norristown, Pennsylvania]], [[United States]] |
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| occupation = Author |
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| nationality = [[United States|American]] |
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| genre = [[Children's books]], Young adult, [[Novels]] |
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| notableworks = [[Maniac Magee]]<br />[[Stargirl (novel)|Stargirl]]<br />[[Wringer (novel)|Wringer]] |
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| spouse = Eileen Spinelli |
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| awards = Newbery Medal, ALA Best Book for Young Adults Award |
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| website = http://www.jerryspinelli.com |
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'''Jerry Spinelli''' (born February 1, 1941)<ref name="JS.NET">{{cite web|url=http://jerryspinelli.net/|title=Jerry Spinelli. net - Biography, Pictures, Videos, & Quotes|publisher=JerrySpinelli.net|accessdate=2009-05-24}}</ref> is an author of children's novels on adolescence and early adulthood. He is best known for the novels ''[[Maniac Magee]]''<ref name="WP">{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/06/AR2008060601257.html|title=He's a Man of Many Words|date=2008-06-08|publisher=The Washington Post|accessdate=2009-05-24}}</ref> and ''[[Wringer (novel)|Wringer]]''. |
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Spinelli was born in [[Norristown, Pennsylvania|Norristown]], [[Pennsylvania]]<ref name="PPG">{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06255/720954-369.stm|title=My Gen Club author Q&A: Jerry Spinelli|date=2006-09-12|publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|accessdate=2009-05-24}}</ref> and currently resides in [[Wayne, Pennsylvania|Wayne, PA]]. At the age of sixteen, his love of sports inspired him to compose a poem about a recent [[American football|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.<ref name="WP" /> |
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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.<ref name="WETA Washington, D.C">{{cite web | url= http://www.adlit.org/authors/Spinelli/3608| title= A video interview with Jerry Spinelli| last= | first= | publisher= WETA Washington, D.C|accessdate= 04-08-2010}}</ref> |
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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.<ref name="WETA Washington, D.C"/> |
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Spinelli graduated from [[Gettysburg College]] in 1963 and acquired his MA from [[Johns Hopkins University]] in 1964. He married Eileen Mesi in 1977,<ref name="JS.NET"/> who also writes children's books.<ref name="WETA Washington, D.C"/> They have six children and sixteen grandchildren.<ref name="PPG" /> |
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==Bibliography== |
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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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| [[Jason and Marceline]] || 1986 || || |
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| [[Maniac Magee]] || 1990 || [[Newbery Medal]] (1991) || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal.cfm#90s|title=Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present|publisher=[[American Library Association]]|accessdate=2009-11-02}}</ref> |
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| The Bathwater Gang || 1990 || || |
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| Dump Days || 1991 || || |
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| Fourth Grade Rats || 1991` || || |
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| [[Report to the Principal’s Office]] || 1991 || || |
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| [[There's a Girl in My Hammerlock]] || 1991 || || |
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| Do the Funky Pickle || 1992 || || |
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| The Bathwater Gang Gets Down to Business || 1992 || || |
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| Who Ran My Underwear Up the Flagpole? || 1992 || || |
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| Picklemania || 1993 || || |
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| [[Crash (1996 novel)|Crash]] || 1996 || || |
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| Tooter Pepperday || 1996 || || |
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| [[The Library Card]] || 1997 || || |
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| [[Wringer (novel)|Wringer]] || 1997 || [[Newbery Honor]] (1998) || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/1998newberymedal.cfm|title=1998 Newbery Medal and Honor Books|publisher=American Library Association|accessdate=2009-11-02}}</ref> |
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| Blue Ribbon Blues: A Tooter Tale || 1998 || || |
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| Knots in My Yo-Yo String || 1998 || || |
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| [[Stargirl (novel)|Stargirl]] || 2000 || || |
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| [[Loser (novel)|Loser]] || 2002 || || |
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| [[Milkweed (novel)|Milkweed: A Novel]] || 2003 || || |
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| My Daddy and Me || 2006 || || |
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| [[Eggs (novel)|Eggs]] || 2007 || || |
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| [[Love, Stargirl]] || 2007 || || |
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| [[Smiles to Go]] || 2008 || || |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.jerryspinelli.com/ Official website] |
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[[Category:1941 births]] |
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[[Category:American children's writers]] |
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[[Category:Gettysburg College alumni]] |
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[[Category:American people of Italian descent]] |
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[[Category:Johns Hopkins University alumni]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Newbery Medal winners]] |
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[[Category:People from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]] |
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[[Category:Writers of young adult literature]] |
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