BIO ON JERRY

Jerry  Spinelli was born in Feburary 1, in 1941 in Norristown. He had a Mater Arts Degree .He graduated from Gettysburg college in 1963. He later married Eilieen Mesi spinelli and had six children. Jerry now has 16 grandchildren .The book he wrote, Maniac Magee won the Newbery medal . Jerry now has 31 publish books . In Jerry's younger years, he didnt imagine in becoming a writer , when he was a kid he wanted to be a cowboy,but as he grew older so did his passion of sports . A poem he wrote in highschool changed his life forever.

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