The library card, book by jerry spinelli paperback. Four kids, with difference backgrounds, families and lives, come into contact with a simple blue library card that soon changes their lives and helps shape their most important decisions. Spinelli first decided he wanted to become a writer at the age of 16, when his high school football team won a big game. The library card by jerry spinelli is an interesting fantasy book about the past and the future. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Pdf stargirl book by jerry spinelli free download 186. On a hot summer day, sonseray wanders into a library knowing hell find airconditioning and finds much more. Free download or read online the library card pdf epub book. Free download or read online stargirl pdf epub book. Jerry spinelli won the newbery medal in 1991 for maniac magee, one of his more than 25 acclaimed books for young readers.
The library card by jerry spinelli reed novel studies. Library card by jerry spinelli, 9780590386333, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The new york times a spellbinding story about rites of passage. Like bruce brookss what hearts, its structure is of four related novellas. Presents a moral question with great care and sensitivity. In his latest offering, newbery medalist jerry spinelli takes that. Book units jerry spinelli book units the library card. While the library card is not on the same level with maniac magee maybe thats not really possible or fair to expect, it is far better than his ordinary books. The library card by jerry spinelli 4 test set by my daughters. Buy the paperback book the library card by jerry spinelli at indigo. Its about how she copes and how the library card introduces her to herself and she finds out there is a whole world without tv.
Jerry spinelli discovered his calling in 1957 when his high school football team won a big game. They say if you knew he was coming and you sprinkled salt on. The first edition of the novel was published in august 8th 2000, and was written by jerry spinelli. Publication date 1998 topics books and reading, books and reading publisher. He now lives in west chester, pennsylvania, with his wife, eileen spinelli, who is also an author of childrens books. See more ideas about reading, books and maniac magee. He thought maybe it was like a ticket, giving the holder admittance to a basketball game. The library card worksheets and literature unit by jerry spinelli grades 46 daily reading journal go beyond a simple book report. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1997, and was written by jerry spinelli. Jul 25, 2017 jerry spinelli writes some of the best books for middle grade students.
Before you read, vocabulary, comprehension questions including many higherlevel thinking questions. I am an adult reader who likes books from tots to large print. This library card was a ticket to their past and also the future. Mongoose, brenda, sonseray, and april were teenage kids who one day discovered a glowing blue library card. The library card by spinelli, jerry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jerry spinelli is the author of more than a dozen books for young readers, including maniac magee, winner of the newbery medal. Four poignant and often funny tales of the lifechanging effect one library card has on the four. Pdf milkweed book by jerry spinelli free download 208. Excerpted from the book by jerry spinelli, published by scholastic. Free download or read online milkweed pdf epub book. The protagonist of part i of the library card is mongoose, a rather troubled twelveyearold boy who as the story opens, is busy shoplifting at the local minimart with his pal, weasel. For in the sequel, i was able to understand more about its main character named stargirl caraway.
Click download or read online button to get jerry spinelli book now. The main characters of this young adult, fiction story are. Descargar o leer en lanea loser libro gratis pdfepub jerry spinelli, from. He lives in pennsylvania with his wife, author eileen spinelli. The library card book report form pdf file customize the. Readers will devour this humorous glimpse of what jocks are made of. He played for the green sox little league team in his hometown of norristown, pennsylvania, and dreamed of one day playing for the major leagues, preferably as shortstop for the new york yankees. The main characters of this young adult, fiction story are stargirl caraway, leo borlock. The book is broken into four section, each section devoted to one of the 4 kids. See the progress your students make while they are reading. Mongoose finds a library card, which opens up new worlds to him.
They say he kept an eightinch cockroach on a leash and that rats stood guard over him while he slept. The library card by jerry spinelli contains 4 stories that are linked together by a magical blue card. Jerry spinelli download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Any young reader who would be willing to try this book is probably going to be annoyed by how silly and manipulative these stories are. The library card by jerry spinelli part one chapters before you read the chapter. They steal candy from the store and sell their loot at school and by spray paint. What ties these stories together, however, is a mysterious blue library card that has a powerful. Jerry spinelli books list of books by author jerry spinelli. His latest novel, stargirl, was a new york times bestseller and. Buy a cheap copy of the library card book by jerry spinelli. The library card by jerry spinelli is book containing 4 different stories with 4. The town celebrated and his fellow students raced through the streets, but jerry sneaked back home and marked the occasion in his own way.
Jerry spinelli audiobooks download instantly today. The book is broken into four short stories each following a different main character, but all connected to a library card. At first, i really had a hard time trying to appreciate h. Jerry spinelli lives with his wife, eileen, who is also a writer, in.
The library card is a complete 63 page novel study guide. The library card by jerry spinelli in djvu, doc, txt download ebook. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 176 pages and is available in paperback format. As is true of the omniscient librarian who appears in some of the stories, the library card is supernatural. This classic book is perfect for fans of gordon korman and carl hiaasen. The library card is a very mysterious novel about 5 kids named mongoose, weasel, brenda, sonsaray and april. Stealing 2 pillowcases full of donuts, pies, devildogs, twinkies, and coffee cakes. From renowned newberywinning author jerry spinelli comes a powerful story about how not fitting in just might lead to an incredible life. Spinelli the bathwater gang gets down to business, 1992, etc.
Free the library card study unit worksheets for teachers to print. In stories that range from humorous to heartbreaking, newbery awardwinner jerry spinelli reveals the amazing possibilities lurking behind library doors. Just like other kids, zinkoff rides his bike, hopes for snow days, and wants to be like his dad when he grows up. This a collection of 4 tests that go with the book. The book is composed of four short stories, tied together only by the fact that each fetishizes libraries, library cards, librarians, and reading. As the characters discover the world of books, they discover truths about themselves and others around them, truths that. For brenda, the library card helps her overcome her addiction to tv during the great tv turn off week.
The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2003, and was written by jerry spinelli. The third story is about two girls, each trying to find their way. With this collection of four vaguely unsettling tales. The library card book by jerry spinelli thriftbooks. The library card upper elemmiddle 1 of 10 this 21 page unit for the library card by jerry spinelli includes several comprehension, vocabulary and writing activties. Expand product details when mongoose finds a blue library card hidden among the candy hes shoplifted, his friend weasel tosses the card away. Love, stargirl by jerry spinelli is such a beautifully written novel. One part fantasy, one part character study, this book follows the lives of four seperate teenagers, each one touched in some strange way by a simple, mysterious blue library card that finds its way to each one. I was disappointed in the book, although i had a library card at 6 and am now 71, i never felt into the stories of how the library card was important, were not. And april mendez takes a ride in a bookmobile unlike any other. And yet, still, somehow he knew it was a library card. This second book in the series is so much different from the first one. Their six children have given jerry spinelli a plethora of clever material for his writing.
The library card is a 1997 young adult novel by jerry spinelli. When mongoose, brenda, sonseray, and then april find the blue library card. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are. A must read for anyone who believes in the power of books to transform lives. For more information on his work and literature, please visit the websites. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Growing up, jerry spinelli was really serious about baseball. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The library card by jerry spinelli in djvu, doc, txt download e book.
Jerry spinelli, a onetime dreamer of being a cowboy at least thats what he wanted to be until he was about ten years old and a shortstop hopeful for the new york yankees well, hopeful in his own mind grew up to become an editor of a magazine, father of seven children, and eventually an author of dozens of books for children and young adults. The library card by jerry spinelli, 9780780787728, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. It imposes itself first on mongoose, or jamie, who with his 12yearold friend shoplifts candy and makes mischief. The guide is presented chapterbychapter and includes the following distinct sections. A modern classic from newbery medalist jerry spinelli. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 208 pages and is available in paperback format. Finding no tickettaker at the door to the library, he. Maniac magee jerry spinelli winner of the newbery medal before the story they say maniac magee was born in a dump they say his stomach was a cereal box and his heart a sofa spring.
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