- The book Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
- Gradehttp://scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/jerry-spinellipabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Spinelli_Jerry.htm
- http://www.wikipedia.org
- http://eee.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~polmazow/wa
- http://www.carr.org/authco/spinelli-j.ht