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The lives of four young people in different circumstances are changed by their encounters with books.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Spinelli, Jerry
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Scholastic, 1997.
Subjects:	Books and reading > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	The lives of four young people in different circumstances are changed by their encounters with books.
Physical Description:	p. cm.
ISBN:	059046731X
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)