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Wringer

As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Spinelli, Jerry
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : HarperCollins, c1997.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Courage > Juvenile fiction. Violence > Juvenile fiction. Pigeons > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it.
Item Description:	"Joanna Cotler books."
Physical Description:	228 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:	0060249137 0060249145 (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)