Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli (born February 1, 1941 in Norristown , Pennsylvania ) is an American youth author. His committed youth books have received several awards, including the Newbery Medal (1991). In 1998, Wringer (German: pigeon hunt ) was also on the list of honor for this US children's book award. Taubenjagd was the first of his books to be translated into German.

Works

• 1990: Maniac Magee (German: East End, West End, and in between Maniac Magee )
• 1996: Crash (German: Crash - Life is Football )
• 1997: Wringer (German: pigeon hunting )
• 2001: Loser (German: The hero from the last row )
• 2001: Stargirl (German: Stargirl )
• 2006: Milkweed (German: ash falls like snow )
• 2007: Love, Stargirl (German: Dear Leo - Your Stargirl )

The translations of his books are by Andreas Steinhöfel .

Awards

• 1991: Newbery Medal for Maniac Magee
• 2000: Owl of the Month (October)
• 2000: LYNX of December for East End, West End, and Maniac Magee in between
• 2001: ALA Best Books for Young Adults for Stargirl
• 2001: Premio Andersen as best author
• 2006: The best 7 (April) for ashes falling like snow

Web links

• Jerry Spinelli official website
• Literature by and about Jerry Spinelli in the catalog of the German National Library
• Short biography and reviews of works by Jerry Spinelli at perlentaucher.de
• Jerry Spinelli in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Disgusting egg cup , review by Siggi Seuss of Crash - Life is Football , Die Zeit, May 15, 2003