Meet Jerry Spinelli

By McGinty, Alice B.

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Children's stories, Biography, American Authors, Authorship, Authorship, juvenile literature, Authors, american

Description: Children love Spinelli's books because he knows what it is to be a kid. His more than 22 books, including Maniac Magee and Wringer which were Newbery winners, come alive for youngsters because, as he says, "When my characters speak in my books, I hope that my readers hear something of themselves."