Jerry Spinelli Orden de los libros (cronológico)
Jerry Spinelli es célebre por su magistral representación de la niñez y la adolescencia. Sus obras se nutren de sus propias experiencias y recuerdos juveniles, explorando a menudo momentos cruciales que moldean las vidas de los jóvenes. La escritura de Spinelli se caracteriza por su cruda honestidad y profunda empatía al abordar los sentimientos y desafíos que enfrentan sus personajes. A través de sus historias, ofrece a los lectores lecciones atemporales sobre el coraje, la amistad y el viaje del autodescubrimiento.







My Fourth of July
- 40 páginas
- 2 horas de lectura
The narrative captures the joyous spirit of the Fourth of July, filled with picnics, singing, and fireworks. It invites readers to experience the excitement and festivities associated with this patriotic holiday, highlighting the communal celebrations and traditions that bring people together in a vibrant display of national pride.
Dead Wednesday
- 240 páginas
- 9 horas de lectura
Can playing dead bring you back to life? Maybe on Dead Wednesday… On this day the worlds of a shy boy and a gone girl collide, and the connection they make will change them both forever. A brilliant new novel from the Newbery Medal winner and author of the New York Times bestseller Stargirl. "Jerry Spinelli has created another middle grade masterpiece." —BookPage, starred review On Dead Wednesday, every eighth grader in Amber Springs is assigned the name and identity of a teenager who died a preventable death in the past year. The kids don black shirts and for the whole day everyone in town pretends they're invisible—as if they weren't even there. The adults think it will make them contemplate their mortality. The kids know it's a free pass to get away with anything. Worm Tarnauer feels invisible every day. He's perfectly happy being the unnoticed sidekick of his friend Eddie. So he's not expecting Dead Wednesday to feel that different. But he didn't count on being assigned Becca Finch (17, car crash). And he certainly didn't count on Becca showing up to boss him around! Letting this girl into his head is about to change everything. This is the story of the unexpected, heartbreaking, hilarious, truly epic day when Worm Tarnauer discovers his own life.
Contemporanea: Stargirl
- 240 páginas
- 9 horas de lectura
I Can Be Anything!
- 20 páginas
- 1 hora de lectura
Exploring the whimsical imagination of a young boy, the narrative delves into his dreams of various future occupations. With a playful tone, he considers a range of creative and unconventional jobs, from folding paper airplanes to more humorous roles like tin-can kicker. This charming journey captures the essence of childhood curiosity and the limitless possibilities that lie ahead.
Oscar Junior: Crash
- 231 páginas
- 9 horas de lectura
Now available in paperback, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli's hilarious, poignant story of cocky seventh-grade superjock Crash Coogan. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Per Schizzo Morton ritrovarsi in quarta significa dover diventare grande, come gli spiega Joey, il suo piú caro amico. I bambini della scuola sanno che si cresce superando stadi ben definiti, lo dice anche una nota cantilena: "In prima mocciosi! In seconda gatti! In terza angeli! In quarta ratti!". Joey, quindi, è convinto che "comportarsi da ratto" sia l'unico modo per affermare la propria personalità: le prove di "coraggio" sono la palestra in cui tenta di allenare anche il timido Morton.
Half-Minute Horrors
- 25 páginas
- 1 hora de lectura
How scared can you get in only 30 seconds? Dare to find out with 'Half-Minute Horrors', a collection of deliciously terrifying ultra-short tales and creepy illustrations by a selection of writers and illustrators.
Mourning the loss of his mother, nine-year-old David forms an unlikely friendship with independent, quirky thirteen-year-old Primrose, as the two help each other deal with what is missing in their lives.
Love, Stargirl
- 274 páginas
- 10 horas de lectura
Still moping months after being dumped by her Arizona boyfriend Leo, fifteen-year-old Stargirl, a home-schooled free spirit, writes "the world's longest letter" to Leo, describing her new life in Pennsylvania.






