Dear‚ Mr. Spinelli Hi! My name is Sayantika Sarkar. I go to school at Iselin Middle School. For my summer reading project I had to read the book Smiles to Go‚ it was phenomenal. Smiles to Go just states that life cannot be planned; you have to wait and see what life throws at you. I love how the book is just about a normal person’s everyday life but still its unique. What inspired you to write Smiles to Go? Is the story of Smiles to Go based on your actual life? Did you make up the stuff about
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genocides in the world. Its horrifying stories are still told today through the books like The Boy in the Striped Pajamas‚ Yellow Star‚ and much more. Similarly‚ Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli is another novel that keeps history alive to make sure the children of today understand their ancestors and cruelties of the past. Spinelli wrote an abundant amount of books and won the Golden Kite Award for Milkweed. Milkweed is a Young Adult‚ historical fiction book which
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Milkweed Jerry Spinelli May 3rd‚ 2011 Jerry Spinelli (born February 1‚ 1941 in Norristown‚ Pennsylvania) is a noted children’s author‚ specializing on novels written for and about early adolescence
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Jerry Spinelli’s Crash is a book about change. The main character‚ Crash (his real name is John Coogan but everyone calls him Crash) changes from a bully to a nice person. Crash was under influence from a bully named Mike Deluca. Another character‚ Penn Webb‚ helps him turn into a nice person. The theme of this book is do not judge a book by its cover. Crash was a bully in many ways‚ so was Mike. For example‚ in the beginning of the story when both Crash and Penn were in first grade‚ Crash knows
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“Maniac Magee” by Jerry Spinelli is a novel that introduces the human rights violation of racism to children in elementary schools. Published in the 1990s‚ Spinelli decided to focus on an issue that was not widely discussed within the school systems and chose to inform fifth graders about segregation and the effect this can have on a person’s moral character. Within the novel a prominent theme of a sense of belonging is shown. Through the struggle of finding a home and his fluidity between the segregated
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Glenn Martin Urbano Book Report No. 2 IV-3 St. Bernard September 1‚ 2010 Mrs. Rosadelima P. Dacumos I. Introduction * Title of the Book: Wringer * Author: Jerry Spenelli * Year of publication: 1997 * Content : Palmer La Rue has to decide if he wants to become a "wringer". When someone turns ten years old in their community‚ they have to strangle ("wring") pigeons shot in the annual Family Fest Pigeon Shooting Day. One day‚ a certain pigeon comes
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Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli Stargirl is a very thought- provoking book. The author‚ Jerry Spinelli has an amazing voice throughout it. Like if you read it‚ you can just know that this book is by Jerry Spinelli without reading the cover. I think he is such an amazing writer. He has this talent to just know to capture the reader- he’s not particularly good at anything else‚ but his writing makes you feel you’re in the story because you understand everything. You want to know what happens next‚ and
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Critical Analysis Paper Stargirl‚ a realistic fiction novel written by Jerry Spinelli‚ was published in New York in 2000. The novel would be a great read for children around the fourth-grade to sixth-grade reading level. The book discusses nonconformity and identity that many children face throughout their school years. Stargirl emphasizes an impactful message for young adolescents regarding personal identity and finding yourself. The book is narrated by Leo Borlock‚ a junior at Mica Area High School
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Stargirl by: Jerry Spinelli Spinelli uses a variety of meanings to show how a girl named Stargirl‚ struggles her way through the tenth grade as an abnormal teen. He uses imagery‚ diction‚ tone‚ and voice to narrow down how Stargirl relates to everybody else. The way Spinelli uses imagery is to make a picture with words. For instance‚ Spinelli makes Leo describe Stargirl; “ She wore an off-white dress so long it covered her shoes. It had ruffles around the neck and cuffs and looked
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BOOK REPORT By: Jackson Honderick-Hines I read the book Wringer by Jerry Spinelli. This book is about a kid named Palmer who lives in a town that kills pigeons to raise money for the park. Palmer does not want to kill the pigeons and has to find a way to get around it. In this book you will find a boy named Palmer that lives in a small town. At the first day of school‚ he quickly finds a gang of hoodlums to run around with and torture his neighbor Dorothy. His friends
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