Knots in my yo-yo string the autobiography of a kid

This Italian-American Newbery Medalist presents a humorous account of his childhood and youth in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

Main Author:	Spinelli, Jerry.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Knopf, c1998.
Subjects:	Spinelli, Jerry > Childhood and youth > Juvenile nonfiction. Authors, American > 20th century > Biography > Juvenile. Italian Americans > Pennsylvania > Norristown > Biography > Juvenile. Norristown (Pa.) > Social life and customs > Juvenile nonfiction.

Summary:	This Italian-American Newbery Medalist presents a humorous account of his childhood and youth in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
Physical Description:	148 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:	0679887911 0679987916 (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes:	Jerry Spinelli was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania on February 1, 1941. He received a bachelor's degree from Gettysburg College and a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University. He worked as an editor with Chilton from 1966 to 1989. He launched his career in children's literature with Space Station 7th Grade in 1982. He has written over 30 books including The Bathwater Gang, Picklemania, Stargirl, Milkweed, and Mama Seeton's Whistle. In 1991, he won the Newbery Award for Maniac Magee. In 1998, Wringer was named a Newbery Honor book. (Bowker Author Biography)