Jerry Spinelli Livres

Hating to leave her familiar surroundings, Tooter resorts to sabotage when her family moves from their suburban home to Aunt Sally's farm

This is the true story of Jews and Gypsies in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. But it is also the story of a street orphan who survives on quick thinking schemes to find food: who believes in bread, mothers and angels. A tragic but beautiful account through the eyes of the innocent.

After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe and inspire everyone around him

ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A modern-day classic from Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli, this beloved celebration of individuality is now an original movie on Disney+! And don't miss the author's highly anticipated new novel, Dead Wednesday! Stargirl. From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of “Stargirl, Stargirl.” She captures Leo Borlock’ s heart with just one smile. She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one cheer. The students of Mica High are enchanted. At first. Then they turn on her. Stargirl is suddenly shunned for everything that makes her different, and Leo, panicked and desperate with love, urges her to become the very thing that can destroy her: normal. In this celebration of nonconformity, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the perils of popularity and the thrill and inspiration of first love. Don’t miss the sequel, Love, Stargirl, as well as The Warden’s Daughter, a novel about another girl who can't help but stand out. “Spinelli is a poet of the prepubescent. . . . No writer guides his young characters, and his readers, past these pitfalls and challenges and toward their futures with more compassion.” —The New York Times

Still moping months after being dumped by her Arizona boyfriend Leo, fifteen-year-old Stargirl, a home-schooled free spirit, writes "the world's longest letter" to Leo, describing her new life in Pennsylvania.

Navigating the challenges of fourth grade, Suds struggles with the expectations of being tough while feeling out of place. Despite his attempts to fit in and embrace a tougher persona, he finds himself facing mishaps that undermine his efforts. With the help of his friend Joey, Suds embarks on a journey to discover what it truly means to be brave. This reissue explores themes of friendship, self-acceptance, and the pressures of growing up.

From renowned Newbery-winning author Jerry Spinelli comes a powerful story about how not fitting in just might lead to an incredible life. This classic book is perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and Carl Hiaasen.Just like other kids, Zinkoff rides his bike, hopes for snow days, and wants to be like his dad when he grows up. But Zinkoff also raises his hand with all the wrong answers, trips over his own feet, and falls down with laughter over a word like "Jabip."Other kids have their own word to describe him, but Zinkoff is too busy to hear it. He doesn't know he's not like everyone else. And one winter night, Zinkoff's differences show that any name can someday become "hero."With some of his finest writing to date and great wit and humor, Jerry Spinelli creates a story about a boy's individuality surpassing the need to fit in and the genuine importance of failure. As readers follow Zinkoff from first through sixth grade, it becomes impossible not to identify with and root for him through failures and triumphs.The perfect classroom read.

I can’t wait for my daddy to come home from work. There are so many things to do! In a loving tribute to fathers and sons, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli and New Yorker artist Seymour Chwast join talents to celebrate the very best moment of the day: when daddy comes home.

Mourning the loss of his mother, nine-year-old David forms an unlikely friendship with independent, quirky thirteen-year-old Primrose, as the two help each other deal with what is missing in their lives.

Can playing dead bring you back to life? Maybe on Dead Wednesday… On this day the worlds of a shy boy and a gone girl collide, and the connection they make will change them both forever. A brilliant new novel from the Newbery Medal winner and author of the New York Times bestseller Stargirl. "Jerry Spinelli has created another middle grade masterpiece." —BookPage, starred review On Dead Wednesday, every eighth grader in Amber Springs is assigned the name and identity of a teenager who died a preventable death in the past year. The kids don black shirts and for the whole day everyone in town pretends they're invisible—as if they weren't even there. The adults think it will make them contemplate their mortality. The kids know it's a free pass to get away with anything. Worm Tarnauer feels invisible every day. He's perfectly happy being the unnoticed sidekick of his friend Eddie. So he's not expecting Dead Wednesday to feel that different. But he didn't count on being assigned Becca Finch (17, car crash). And he certainly didn't count on Becca showing up to boss him around! Letting this girl into his head is about to change everything. This is the story of the unexpected, heartbreaking, hilarious, truly epic day when Worm Tarnauer discovers his own life.

The long-awaited prequel to the bestseller FOURTH GRADE RATS George, aka "Suds," has just entered third grade, and he's heard the rhyme about "first grade babies/second grade cats/third grade angels/fourth grade rats," but what does this mean for his school year? It means that his teacher, Mrs. Simms, will hold a competition every month to see which student deserves to be awarded "the halo" - which student is best-behaved, kindest to others, and, in short, perfect. Suds is determined to be the first to earn the halo, but he's finding the challenge of always being good to be more stressful than he had anticipated. Does he have to be good even outside of school? (Does he have to be nice to his annoying little sister?) And if Mrs. Simms doesn't actually see him doing a good deed, does it even count? A warm, funny return to elementary school from master storyteller Spinelli.

Lui è innamorato e passa buona parte del suo tempo a farsi bello, lei pensa solo allo sport e non vuole che si tocchi la sua mazza da hockey.. Anche se sono fratello e sorella, Megin e Greg non potrebbero essere più diversi e tra loro non tarda a scoppiare una vera e propria guerra a base di scherzi pestiferi, il tutto sotto gli occhi disincantati e ironici del fratelllino più piccolo. Finché, quando la situazione sembra del tutto compromessa, i due scoprono che in fondo si vogliono bene, anche se andare d'accordo non è per niente facile. E chissà che, una volta cresciuti, non si riesca addirittura a diventare amici. Una storia piena di umorismo, raccontata a due voci da personaggi con i quali e inevitabile identificarsi.

Now available in paperback, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli's hilarious, poignant story of cocky seventh-grade superjock Crash Coogan. From the Trade Paperback edition.

How scared can you get in only 30 seconds? Dare to find out with 'Half-Minute Horrors', a collection of deliciously terrifying ultra-short tales and creepy illustrations by a selection of writers and illustrators.

Als Palmer an seinem 9. Geburtstag in den Kreis der grossen Jungen der Stadt aufgenommen wird, ist er unheimlich stolz. Gleichzeitig fürchtet er sich vor dem nächsten Jahr. Denn dann wird er alt genug sein, um beim Taubentag den Vögeln den Hals umzudrehen.

Stargirl. Dal giorno in cui arriva alla tranquilla Mica High in un'esplosione di colore e suono, i corridoi risuonano con il mormorio di "Stargirl, Stargirl." Cattura il cuore di Leo Borlock con un solo sorriso. Accende una rivoluzione dello spirito scolastico con un solo coro. Gli studenti di Mica High sono incantati. All'inizio. Poi si rivoltano contro di lei. Stargirl viene improvvisamente emarginata per tutto ciò che la rende diversa, e Leo, in preda alla paura e alla disperazione per amore, la esorta a diventare proprio ciò che può distruggerla: normale. In questa celebrazione della non conformità, il vincitore della Medaglia Newbery Jerry Spinelli intreccia una storia tesa ed emozionante sui pericoli della popolarità e sul brivido e l'ispirazione del primo amore.

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.