^ "1998 Newbery Medal and Honor Books".^ a b c "A video interview with Jerry Spinelli".^ a b "My Gen Club author Q&A: Jerry Spinelli".net - Biography, Pictures, Videos, & Quotes". They have six children and sixteen grandchildren. He married Eileen Mesi in 1977, who also writes children's books. Spinelli graduated from Gettysburg College in 1963 and acquired his MA from Johns Hopkins University in 1964. This work, Space Station Seventh Grade, was published in 1982. His fifth novel was also intended for adults, but became his first children's book. His first four novels were written for adults and were all rejected. He found himself writing during lunch breaks, on weekends, and after dinner. The next twenty years, he spent his time working ordinary jobs during the day so that he had the energy to write fiction in his spare time. After graduation, he became a writer and editor for a department store magazine. ĭuring his time at Gettysburg College, Spinelli spent his time writing short stories and was the editor of the college literary magazine. It was at this time he realized that he would not become a Major League Baseball player, and decided to become a writer instead.
Later, unbeknownst to him, his father published it in the local newspaper. At the age of sixteen, his love of sports inspired him to compose a poem about a recent football victory. Spinelli was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania and currently resides in Wayne, PA. He is best known for the novels Maniac Magee and Wringer. Jerry Spinelli (born February 1, 1941) is an author of children's novels on adolescence and early adulthood. Newbery Medal, ALA Best Book for Young Adults Award
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