NORRISTOWN >> If there is nothing more American than apple pie, then there are few things more quintessentially Norristown than Jerry Spinelli eating a zep. The award-winning author returned to ...

Last Saturday, Norristown-native and award-winning author Jerry Spinelli spoke at Elmwood Park Zoo during Read Across America festivities. He could have spent the majority of the time discussing his ...

Jerry Spinelli spun the tall tale of one legendary boy and his confrontation with a racial divide in a fictional Pennsylvania town in Maniac Magee. Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee was orphaned when his ...

The author of more than two dozen books, including Newbery winner Maniac McGee, Newbery Honor Book Wringer, childhood memoir Knots in My Yo-Yo String, and the bestselling Stargirl novels, Jerry ...

In this poignant coming-of-age story, Newbery Medalist Spinelli invites readers to revisit Two Mills, Pa. (last seen in Maniac Magee), during the 1950s to meet the 12-year-old daughter of a prison ...

UWCHLAN >> Children’s book author Jerry Spinelli visited Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center students on Monday to speak about his most recent book, “The Warden’s Daughter.” Spinelli published his first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jerry Spinelli’s young adult novel “Dead Wednesday” is heading to the big screen with a film adaptation in the works. Alex Haughey ...

Jerry Spinelli is the author of more than two dozen books, including "Maniac Magee," the story of a 12-year-old orphan, which won the coveted Newbery Medal in 1991. His latest book is "Smiles to Go." ...

Jerry Spinelli’s young adult novel “Dead Wednesday” is heading to the big screen with a film adaptation in the works. Alex Haughey will direct the project. He will also produce alongside Noam Dromi in ...