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Synopsis
This Italian-American Newbery Medalist presents a humorous account of his childhood and youth in Norristown, Pennsylvania
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Review
"Brilliant." --"Chicago Tribune
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"[A] warm, deeply personal memoir. Readers will know that a regular kid can remember all the important stuff when he grows up."--"Booklist"
"As Spinelli effortlessly spins the story of an ordinary Pennsylvania boy, he also documents the evolution of an exceptional author."--"Publishers Weekly," Starred
"[A] richly rewarding autobiography."--"The Horn Book"
"Brilliant." --Chicago Tribune
"[A] warm, deeply personal memoir. Readers will know that a regular kid can remember all the important stuff when he grows up."--Booklist
About the Author
Growing up, Jerry Spinelli was really serious about baseball. He played for the Green Sox Little League team in his hometown of Norristown, Pennsylvania, and dreamed of one day playing for the major leagues, preferably as shortstop for the New York Yankees.
One night during high school, Spinelli watched the football team win an exciting game against one of the best teams in the country. While everyone else rode about town tooting horns in celebration, Spinelli went home and wrote “Goal to Go,” a poem about the game’s defining moment, a goal-line stand. His father submitted the poem to the Norristown Times–Herald and it was featured in the middle of the sports page a few days later. He then traded in his baseball bat for a pencil, because he knew that he wanted to become a writer
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- PublisherDemco Media
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0606135537
- ISBN 13 9780606135535
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
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