Jerry Spinelli wrote many books. He wrote a football poem at age 16 and the poem got published in the newspaper. He originally wanted to be a football player, but when he got the poem published, he decided not to and instead become a writer.
He wrote 29 books in all, including:
He wrote 29 books in all, including:
- Space Station Seventh Grade - 1982 (remember name)
- Who Put That Hair on my Toothbrush - 1984
- Jason and Marceline - 1986
- Night of the Whale - 1988
- Dump Days - 1991
- Maniac Magee 1990 - 1991 (Newbery Award)
- The Bathwater Gang - 1990
- Hallie Jefferys Life - 1991
- Fourth Grade Rats - 1991
- Report to the Principal’s Office - 1991
- There's a Girl in My Hammerlock - 1991
- Do the Funky Pickle - 1992
- Who Ran My Underwear Up the Flagpole? - 1992
- Picklemania - 199(Remember name)
- Tooter Pepperday - 1996
- The Library Card - 1997
- Wringer 1997 - 1998 (Newbery Award)
- Blue Ribbon Blues: A Tooter Tale - 1998
- Knots in My Yo-Yo String - 1998
- Stargirl - 2000
- Loser - 2002
- Love, Stargirl - 2007
- Milkweed: A Novel - 2003
- My Daddy and Me - 2006
- Eggs - 2007
- Smiles to Go - 2008
- I Can Be Anything! - 2010
- Jake and Lilly - 2012
- Hokey Pokey - 2013