| Wringer: A Newbery Honor Award Winner Contributor(s): Spinelli, Jerry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060249137 ISBN-13: 9780060249137 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1997 Annotation: From Newbery Medal winner Jerry Spinelli comes a gripping tale of how one boy learns how not to be afraid. For as long as Palmer LaRue can remember, he has dreaded the day he turns ten--the day he'll take his place beside the other ten-year-old boys in town and become a wringer. Will he find the courage to stand up to his town? 1998 Newbery Honor Book; ALA Notable Children's Books of 1998; "School Library Journal" Best Books of 1997. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Violence - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Peer Pressure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 96037897 |
| Lexile Measure: 690 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.46" W x 7.81" (0.66 lbs) 240 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 17800 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Newbery Honor Book * ALA Notable Children's Book Deeply felt. Presents a moral question with great care and sensitivity. --The New York Times A spellbinding story about rites of passage. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) A realistic story with the intensity of a fable. --The Horn Book (starred review) Thought-provoking. --School Library Journal (starred review) In Palmer LaRue's hometown of Waymer, turning ten is the biggest event of a boy's life. But for Palmer, his tenth birthday is not something to look forward to, but something to dread. Then one day, a visitor appears on his windowsill, and Palmer knows that this, more than anything else, is a sign that his time is up. Somehow, he must learn how to stop being afraid and stand up for what he believes in. Wringer is a powerful tour de force from Newbery Medal winner Jerry Spinelli. |
Contributor Bio(s): Spinelli, Jerry: - Jerry Spinelli received the Newbery Medal for Maniac Magee and a Newbery Honor for Wringer. His other books include Stargirl; Love, Stargirl; Smiles to Go; Loser; Jake and Lily; Hokey Pokey; and The Warden's Daughter. His novels are recognized for their humor 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, also a writer, in Wayne, Pennsylvania. |