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Blue Ribbon Blues (Tooter Pepperday)
by Jerry SpinelliEver since her family moved to Aunt Sally's farm, Tooter's known that farm life is definitely not for her. There's no pizzeria for miles, her nearest neighbor is a dumb boy, and even her own pet chicken hates her! So Tooter decides to show everyone what she's made of by winning the blue ribbon at the County Fair's goat show.
Eggs
by Jerry SpinelliNine-year-old David has recently lost his mother to a freak accident, his salesman father is constantly on the road, and he is letting his anger out on his grandmother.
Fourth Grade Rats
by Jerry SpinelliFirst grade babies! Second grade cats! Third grade angels! Fourth grade rats! Suds wishes he were still in third grade so he could keep on being an angel. But his best friend is proud to be a rat.
Knots in My Yo-Yo String: The Autobiography of a Kid
by Jerry Spinelli"A master of those embarrassing, gloppy, painful, and suddenly wonderful things that happen on the razor's edge between childhood and full-fledged adolescence" (The Washington Post), Newbery medalist Jerry Spinelli has penned his early autobiography with all the warmth, humor, and drama of his best-selling fiction.
The Library Card
by Jerry SpinelliTales of a library card changing teens' lives: A homeless boy, a TV addict, a self-cutter running away, a street kid who shop-lifts and draws graffiti, a farm girl missing the city. Newbery medalist's love of libraries shines through. RL 4 to adult
Loser
by Jerry SpinelliJust like other kids, Zinkoff rides his bike, hopes for snow days, and wants to be like his dad when he grows up.
Love, Stargirl
by Jerry SpinelliLOVE, STARGIRLpicks up a year afterStargirlends and reveals the new life of the beloved character who moved away so suddenly at the end ofStargirl. The novel takes the form of "the world's longest letter," in diary form, going from date to date through a little more than a year's time. In her writing, Stargirl mixes memories of her bittersweet time in Mica, Arizona, with involvements with new people in her life. InLove, Stargirl, we hear the voice of Stargirl herself as she reflects on time, life, Le...
Maniac Magee
by Jerry SpinelliThey say Maniac Magee was born in a dump. They say his stomach was a cereal box and his heart a sofa spring. A Newbery Honor Book.
Milkweed
by Jerry SpinelliHe's a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Runt. Happy. Fast. Filthy son of Abraham. He's a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. He's a boy who steals food for himself and the other orphans.
Scholastic Book Clubs Chapters
by Janet Taylor Lisle Avi Karen Hesse E. L. Konigsburg Jane Langton Jerry SpinelliExcerpts of six Newbery award-winning authors' books. Newberys are awarded for quality writing for children and adolescents.
Smiles to Go
by Jerry SpinelliWhat is stargazer, skateboarder, chess champ, pepperoni pizza eater, older brother, sister hater, best friend, first kisser, science geek, control freak Will Tuppence so afraid of in this great big universe? Jerry Spinelli knows.
Stargirl
by Jerry SpinelliIn recent years, the Young Adult genre has both expanded and matured. Thorndike Press offers this series to make the best of the Young Adult genre available to young readers in Large Print. Stargirl.
There's a Girl in My Hammerlock
by Jerry SpinelliThirteen-year-old Maisie joins her school's formerly all-male wrestling team and tries to last through the season, despite opposition from other students, her best friend, and her own teammates.
Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush?
by Jerry SpinelliIt's all out war between brother and sister, Megin (Megamouth) and Greg (Grosso).
Wringer
by Jerry SpinelliIt is tradition for boys to become wringers for the town's Pigeon Day where sharpshooters come to compete every year. Palmer will become a wringer when he turns ten. Because of this, Palmer dreads his tenth birthday. A Newbery Honor Book.
