With his first novel for young adults, ""Space Station Seventh Grade"", Jerry Spinelli established himself as a writer of stories that reflect the real concerns of adolescents accompanied by wit and humor. His books, including the Newbery-winning ""Maniac Magee"", cover the controversial topics of race relations, gender bias, and even the Holocaust. In ""Jerry Spinelli"", learn more about this popular author's journey as a writer, from his first published poem about sports to the bag of chicken bones that inspired his first published novel.

 

This book is part of a book series called Who Wrote That .

This book is aimed at the following children: primary school, secondary school .

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Chelsea House Publishers .

Tracey Baptiste lived in Trinidad until she was fifteen; she grew up on jumbie stories and fairy tales. She is a former teacher who works as a writer and editor. Visit her online at traceybaptiste. com and on Twitter: @TraceyBaptiste.