Jerry Spinelli Books

In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.

The hardship and cruelty of life in the ghettos of Warsaw during the Nazi occupation of World War II is captured through the eyes of a young Jewish orphan who must use all his wits and courage to survive unimaginable circumstances.

Seventh-grader Crash Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather s stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and family.

Captures the hardships and cruelty of life in the ghettos of Warsaw during the Nazi occupation of World War II, through the eyes of a Jewish orphan who must use all his wits and courage to survive unimaginable events and circumstances.

In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.

The sibling rivalry between twelve-year-old Megin and her older brother Greg intensifies after she ruins his science project and he retaliates by throwing her favorite hockey stick into the pond.

From the 1991 Newbery Medal-winning author of Maniac Magee.

Seventh-grader Jason narrates the memorable events of his school year highlighted by hair problems, pimples, mothers, little brothers, and a special girl.

Even though his classmates from first grade on have considered him strange and a loser, Daniel Zinkoff s optimism and exuberance and the support of his loving family do not allow him to feel that way about himself.

After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee s life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries.