JERRY SPINELLI

Soon to be an original film on Disney streaming service Before ELEANOR AND PARK there was STARGIRL The seminal life affirming YA novel celebrating first love and self acceptance now in a beautiful new edition for the next generation of readers She s as magical as the desert sky As mysterious as her own name Nobody knows who she is or where she s from But everyone loves her for being different And she captures Leo s heart with just one smile STARGIRL is a classic of our time that celebrates being true to ourselves and the thrill of first love A life changing read that touches souls of all ages

When I grow up, what shall I be? This exuberant book offers up everything from a paper plane folder to a puppy dog holder, from a silly joke teller to a snowball smoother. Newbery-Award winning author Jerry Spinelli''s simple and charming rhymes are accompanied by internationally-renowned illustrator Jimmy Liao''s vibrant and fantastical illustrations. This book is an imaginative joyride about hopes and dreams, and a reminder of all the possibilities life has to offer. So, what do you want to be? Remember--you can be anything!

Leo se siente tan fascinado como intimidado por Stargirl, la nueva del instituto. Una chica especial e inmune a las duras críticas del resto y que además acostumbra a llamar la atención, algo que jamás haría él. Sin embargo, desde que Stargirl llega al instituto, Leo no puede dejar de pensar en ella.

Welcome to Hokey Pokey. A place and a time, when childhood is at its best: games to play, bikes to ride, experiences to be had. There are no adults in Hokey Pokey, just kids, and the laws governing Hokey Pokey are simple and finite. But when one of the biggest kids, Jack, has his beloved bike stolenand by a girl, no lesshis entire world, and the world of Hokey Pokey, turns to chaos. Without his bike, Jack feels like everything has started to go wrong. He feels different, not like himself, and he knows something is about to change. And even more troubling he alone hears a faint train whistle. But that's impossible: every kid knows there no trains in Hokey Pokey, only tracks.Master storyteller Jerry Spinelli has written a dizzingly inventive fable of growing up and letting go, of leaving childhood and its imagination play behind for the more dazzling adventures of adolescence, and of learning to accept not only the sunny part of day, but the unwelcome arrival of night, as well.

He has no name, no home, no family and no background. He steals food, sleeps in the street and survives by not getting caught. He''s a boy who believes in bread, and mothers, and angels. He''s a boy who wants to be a Nazi some day, with tall shiny jackboots and a gleaming Eagle hat of his own. His new friend and protector Uri forces him to take the name Misha Pilsudski and to memorize a made-up story about his Gypsy background so that no one will mistake him for a Jew and kill him. Until the daythat suddenly makes him change his mind. And when the trains come to empty the Jews from the ghetto of the damned, he''s a boy who realizes it''s safest of all tobe nobody.