Knots in My Yo-Yo String
The Autobiography
$22.45
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
15 May 1998
Summary
Newbery medalist Jerry Spinelli has penned his early autobiography with all the warmth, humor, and drama of his best-selling fiction.
“A master of those embarrassing, gloppy, painful, and suddenly wonderful things that happen on the razor’s edge between childhood and full-fledged adolescence” –The Washington Post
From first memories through high school, including first kiss, first punch, first trip to the principal’s office, and first humiliating sports experience, this is not…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679887911 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0679887911 |
| Author: | Jerry Spinelli |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 1998 |
| Weight: | 147g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 138mm x 9mm |
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Critics Review
“Brilliant.” –Chicago Tribune
”[A] warm, deeply personal memoir. Readers will know that a regular kid can remember all the important stuff when he grows up.“–Booklist
“As Spinelli effortlessly spins the story of an ordinary Pennsylvania boy, he also documents the evolution of an exceptional author.”–Publishers Weekly, Starred
”[A] richly rewarding autobiography.“–The Horn Book
About The Author
Jerry Spinelli
JERRY SPINELLI is the author of many novels for young readers, including Dead Wednesday, The Warden’s Daughter; Stargirl; Love, Stargirl; Milkweed; Crash; Wringer; and Maniac Magee, winner of the Newbery Medal; along with Knots in My Yo-Yo String, the autobiography of his childhood. A graduate of Gettysburg College, he lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, poet and author Eileen Spinelli.
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