Wringer by Jerry Spinelli

Wringer by Jerry Spinelli

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Palmer LaRue is running out of birthdays. For as long as he can remember, he’s dreaded the day he turns ten, the day he’s supposed to become a wringer.

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Wringer by Jerry Spinelli

Palmer LaRue is running out of birthdays. For as long as he can remember, hes dreaded the day he turns ten, the day hes supposed to become a wringer.

“Deeply feltPresents a moral question with great care and sensitivity.”
New York Times

“[A] spellbinding story about rites of passage.”
Starred Review/ Publishers’
Weekly

“As in Maniac Magree, Spinelli invests a realistic story with the intensity of a fable.”
Starred Review The Horn Book

Jerry Spinelli is one of the most gifted storytellers in contemporary children’s literature. His books include Maniac Magee, winner of the 1991 Newbery Medal; Space Station Seventh Grade; Who put that Hair in my Toothbrush?; and Crash. His novels are recognised for their humour and poignancy, and his characters and situations are often drawn from his real-life experience as a father of six children. Jerry lives with his wife, Eileen, who is also a writer, in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.

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ISBN 13 9780007156016
ISBN 10 0007156014
Title Wringer
Author Jerry Spinelli
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 2003-03-03
Number of pages 244
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.