Though Newberry Award-winning author Jerry Spinelli has always written for kids, he’s never shied away from tough topics. In his writing, Spinelli — best known for his 1990 novel, “Maniac Magee,” ...

NORRISTOWN >> Returning to Elmwood Park Zoo Sunday, to enthrall kids with a taste of the literary talent that earned him a Newberry Award, was the perfect homecoming for author Jerry Spinelli in more ...

UWCHLAN >> Children’s book author Jerry Spinelli visited Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center students on Monday to speak about his most recent book, “The Warden’s Daughter.” Spinelli published his first ...

It seems fitting to look back after 25 years at a children's novel that is so much about memory. This week, on the 25th anniversary of Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee, it's almost unreal how much the ...

NORRISTOWN>>When you’re having a conversation with a stranger and she tells you she grew up in a prison, naturally you’re intrigued. When you’re Jerry Spinelli, an award-winning author of a string of ...

Jerry Spinelli’s young adult novel “Dead Wednesday” is heading to the big screen with a film adaptation in the works. Alex Haughey will direct the project. He will also produce alongside Noam Dromi in ...

Jerry Spinelli is the author of more than two dozen books, including "Maniac Magee," the story of a 12-year-old orphan, which won the coveted Newbery Medal in 1991. His latest book is "Smiles to Go." ...

Jerry Spinelli spun the tall tale of one legendary boy and his confrontation with a racial divide in a fictional Pennsylvania town in Maniac Magee. Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee was orphaned when his ...

The Jerry Spinelli Collection gathers four of the Newbery Medal-winning author's titles in paperback, including the Medal-winner, Maniac Magee; as well as Jason & Marceline; Space Station Seventh ...

Stargirl is what her name claims to be. She is one in a million and she chose Leo. Leo is as ordinary as it gets, struggling to conform to the rest of his peers, he has to chose between having a ...