By: Meredith Ross, Sean O’Donnell, and Shreyas

Ravinshanker

• Born in Norristown PA

• February, first 1941

• Parents- Louis Anthony Spinelli and Lorna Mae Biegler

• Jerry went to Hartranft Elementary in Norristown

• Originally, Jerry wanted to be come a baseball player

• Jerry got an interest in writing in eleventh grade

• Jerry wrote a poem about football

•Went to Gettysburg College in Pittsburgh and John Hopkins University

•Went to become a writer•Wrote for a magazine

• Has 6 kids named Kevin, Jeff, Ben, Sean, Molly, and Barbra

• Wifes name is Eileen • Has 15 grandchildren

• His first published book is “Seventh Grade Space Station”

• His first book was published in 1989

• Jerry has written 24 books• Jerry started to write at Bootcamp

• Manic Magee• Stargirl• Loser• Eggs• Wringler• Knots in my yo-yo

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• Stargirl is about a girl who is new and very different from the others, and falls in love with the main character, Leo

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• Love, Stargirl is an edition to Stargirl and is about Leo and Stargirls Troubles after she moves

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• Wringer is about a boy who does not want to become a wringer (person who shoots pidgins) in fact he even has a pidgin of his own

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Maniac Magee is about a boy whose parents die and his experiences in the east and west side of town

• Newberry award for “Maniac Magee”

• Newberry award for “Wringer”

• Jerry got his writing ideas from his children

• He normally works on the second floor of his house in the office

• Jerry did not like to write till he was 16

• Jerry started to write at bootcamp