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Bathwater Gang
-- by Jerry Spinelli; (Released April 1992)
On the second day of summer vacation, Bertie Kidd tells her energetic grandmother that she is bored. Her grandmother suggests that she start a gang, but only two show up at the first club meeting; the boys form a counter gang and mischief ensues. Finally, a free-for-all mud fight ( Granny's unrecognizable under all that mud) convinces everyone that it is more fun to do things together. - Paperback Price: $4.99
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Crash
(Released March 1997)
Crash is a seventh grade bullying jock, but when his beloved grandfather is severely disabled by a stroke, Crash no longer sees the fun in playing brutal pranks and begins to realize that there are more important things in life than wearing new sneaks and being a sports star. Spinelli packs a powerful moral wallop, without being preachy. Ages 9-12 - Hardcover Price: $17.95
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Jason and Marceline
-- by Jerry Spinelli; (Released April 2000)
Jason and Marceline met in Space Station Seveth Grade, but now in ninth grade, Jason is surprised to find himself in love with Marceline, the trombone player, and even more surprised when she rejects him. Spinelli's teenagers are fresh and funny, sometimes crude, but always very real. It's a quick, witty read. - Paperback Price: $6.99
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Knots In My Yo-Yo String
-- by Jerry Spinelli; (Released April 1998)
This book is the autobiography of Jerry Spinelli. Jerry's fans will love this book, which starts with Jerry's birth and follows his life through high school. It is filled with picture of little Jerry. A must read for those who would like more insight into what makes Jerry tick.- Paperback Price: $10.95
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The Library Card
-- by Jerry Spinelli; (Released Sept. 1998)
A passport to places distant--unknown--even forbidden, the magic library card turns up in four separate stories. It is a ticket to whatever each young character needs most at the time.- Paperback Price: $4.99
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Loser
-- by Jerry Spinelli; (Released Aug. 2003)
Donald Zinkoff is a great kid. He laughs, he likes people, he loves school, he tries to rescue lost girls in blizzards, he talks to old ladies. The only problem is, he's a loser, but he doesn't know it. A lively, often moving story with humor and heart to spare. (Ages 8 to 12) - Paperback Price: $5.99
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Maniac Magee
-- by Jerry Spinelli; (Released Nov. 1999)
Newbury Medal Winner,Maniac Magee is a folk story about a boy. A boy who can outrun dogs, hit a home run off the best pitcher in the neighborhood, tie a knot no one can undo. The folks in Two Mills say, "Kid's gotta be a maniac." It's a story of how this boy, Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee, confronts racism in a small town, tries to find a home where there is none and attempts to soothe tensions between rival factions on the tough side of town. This book is the stuff of great storytelling. "The history of a kid," says Jerry Spinelli, "is one part fact, two parts legend, and three parts snowball." - Paperback Price: $6.99
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Milkweed
-- by Jerry Spinelli; (Released Sept. 2003)
Is he a Jew? A Gypsy? Was he ever called something other than Stopthief? Spinelli paints a vivid picture of the streets of the Nazi-occupied Warsaw during World War II, as seen through the eyes of a curious, kind, heartbreakingly naïve orphan. - Hardcover Price: $15.95
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There's A Girl In My Hammerlock
-- by Jerry Spinelli; (Released June 1993)
To the horror of everyone, eighth-grader Maisie Potter decides to try out for the wrestling team. Legally, the school must allow her to participate, but she has no idea of the repercussions that will follow. A lot of hard feelings ensue and she quickly becomes the center of a media blitz. This is a rattling good sports story that is clever, witty and tightly written. Ages 10-14.- Paperback Price: $4.99
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Who Put That Hair In My Toothbrush?
-- by Jerry Spinelli; (Released April 2000)
Spinelli was inspired by two of his own kids, Molly and Jeffrey, who were always fighting. In the story Molly becomes Megin and Jeffrey becomes Greg. To each other they are "Megamouth" and "El Grosso". The feuding siblings take turns narrating this snappy account of the woes and joys of junior high. Ages 10-up.
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Wringer
-- by Jerry Spinelli; (Released Sept. 1997)
Newbery Honor Book, 1998.
Every boy who turns ten in Waymer becomes a wringer who wring the necks of wounded birds at the Pigeon Shoot. Palmer LaRue's 10th birthday is coming--and so is a feathered visitor to his bedroom window. Will Palmer become a wringer to save face, or will he follow his heart? Hardcover Price: $16.99
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