Author Post

1. Jerry Spinelli is an author who won to Newberry awards for his two famous books Maniac Magee and Wringer (Kerby).

2. Jerry Spinelli lives in Pennsylvania with his wife Eileen (Goodreads).

3. Jerry Spinelli decided to become a writer instead of a major leauge shortstop (Goodreads).

4. Jerry Spinelli gets most of his story ideas from his childhood feelings or from other kids (Goodreads).

5. Jerry Spinelli attended college in Gettysburg and Hopkins Universtiy(Goodreads).

6. Jerry Spinelli was born on February 01, 1941 (Goodreads).

7. Jerry Spinelli was born in Norriston Pennsylvania (Goodreads).

8. He originally wanted to become a cowboy or baseball player (Goodreads).

9. He got his start in his career by writing a poem in a school newspaper(Goodreads).

10. He writes alot of childrens novel such as Stargirl, Wringer, Maniac Magee, and Crash(Goodreads).

Work Cited

Kerby, Mona. "Jerry Spinelli Biography." Welcome to Maryland's Carrol Country. Web. 03 Feb, 2010.http://www.car.org/autoco/spinelli-j.htm
"Jerry Spinelli" Share Book Reccomendation With Your Friends, Join Book Clubs Answer Trivia. Web. 03 Feb, 2010.http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/12696.Jerry.Spinelli