Author guide
Jerry Spinelli Books in Order
Jerry Spinelli (born 1941) is an American writer of children's and young-adult fiction. His books frequently explore adolescence, identity, friendship, social pressure, and moral courage. His novel Maniac Magee won the Newbery Medal, and Wringer was a Newbery Honor Book. He has also written memoir, nonfiction, picture books, and collaborative works.
Jerry Spinelli's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Maniac Magee
A representative standalone novel and Spinelli's Newbery Medal-winning work.
Stargirl
The best entry point to Spinelli's most prominent young-adult series.
Space Station Seventh Grade
Spinelli's first published children's novel and the beginning of a linked series.
Read in order
Books by series
book-series · completed
Space Station Seventh Grade
A series centered on adolescent friendship and school life, beginning with Jason Herkimer.
book-series · completed
The Bathwater Gang
Comic chapter books about a group of children and their adventures.
book-series · completed
School Daze
A pair of school stories about students navigating embarrassment, reputation, and authority.
book-series · completed
Pickle
Comic school stories featuring Pickle, an inventive and troublesome child.
book-series · completed
Tooter Tale
Stories about Tooter Pepperday and his family and school experiences.
book-series · completed
Fourth Grade Rats
A linked pair of school novels following Suds as he grows from third grade into fourth grade.
book-series · completed
Stargirl
The Stargirl novels follow an unconventional, charismatic girl and the people whose lives she changes.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (16)
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Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush?Amazon ↗novel · 1984
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Night of the WhaleAmazon ↗novel · 1985
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Dump DaysAmazon ↗novel · 1988
- Maniac MageeAmazon ↗
novel · 1990
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There's a Girl in My HammerlockAmazon ↗novel · 1991
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CrashAmazon ↗novel · 1996
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WringerAmazon ↗novel · 1997
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LoserAmazon ↗novel · 2002
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MilkweedAmazon ↗novel · 2003
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EggsAmazon ↗novel · 2007
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Smiles to GoAmazon ↗novel · 2008
- Today I Will: A Year of Quotes, Notes, and Promises to MyselfAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2009
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Jake and LilyAmazon ↗novel · 2012
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Hokey PokeyAmazon ↗novel · 2013
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The Warden's DaughterAmazon ↗novel · 2017
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Dead WednesdayAmazon ↗novel · 2021
Nonfiction (2)
Short fiction (1)
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The Library CardAmazon ↗short-story-collection · 1997
