| Wringer: A Newbery Honor Award Winner Contributor(s): Spinelli, Jerry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0064405788 ISBN-13: 9780064405782 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2018 Annotation: A boy's tenth birthday marks an event he would rather ignore: the day that he is ready to take his place as a "wringer" at the annual family fest, Pigeon Day. When an unwanted visitor--in the form of a trusting pigeon--arrives on his window sill, the boy realizes that it is a sign to stand up for what he believes. |
| 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: 0.59" H x 5.22" W x 7.69" (0.35 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Catalog Heading - Classics - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| 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 an unforgettable 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. |