Jerry Spinelli’s Crash is a book about change. The main character‚ Crash (his real name is John Coogan but everyone calls him Crash) changes from a bully to a nice person. Crash was under influence from a bully named Mike Deluca. Another character‚ Penn Webb‚ helps him turn into a nice person. The theme of this book is do not judge a book by its cover. Crash was a bully in many ways‚ so was Mike. For example‚ in the beginning of the story when both Crash and Penn were in first grade‚ Crash knows
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Dear‚ Mr. Spinelli Hi! My name is Sayantika Sarkar. I go to school at Iselin Middle School. For my summer reading project I had to read the book Smiles to Go‚ it was phenomenal. Smiles to Go just states that life cannot be planned; you have to wait and see what life throws at you. I love how the book is just about a normal person’s everyday life but still its unique. What inspired you to write Smiles to Go? Is the story of Smiles to Go based on your actual life? Did you make up the stuff about
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book Milkweed‚ by Jerry Spinelli‚ a young boy named Misha‚ looks for his direction in life‚ while searching for his past in the midst of the historical event‚ the Holocaust. You should read this book because‚ the main character Misha‚ is near the same age you are‚ the vocabulary and wording of the book is very easy to understand and follow‚ and the book provides a glimpse of what the life of a young boy could be like at the time of the Holocaust. Being a fourteen year old boy in Marathon‚ it is
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people. This was one of the deadliest genocides in the world. Its horrifying stories are still told today through the books like The Boy in the Striped Pajamas‚ Yellow Star‚ and much more. Similarly‚ Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli is another novel that keeps history alive to make sure the children of today understand their ancestors and cruelties of the past. Spinelli wrote an abundant amount of books and won the Golden Kite Award for Milkweed. Milkweed is a Young Adult‚ historical fiction book which
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In the book‚ Maniac Magee‚ Jerry Spinelli uses descriptive details‚ dialogue‚ actions‚ and thoughts‚ to develop one of the main characters‚ Maniac Magee. In the book‚ Jerry Spinelli described Maniac as a myth or legend. For instance‚ the book stated “ I heard about it‚” said another‚ “ but I didn’t believe it.”It wasn’t a trick. It was true. The kid was running on the rail.” Notably‚ this told us about how Maniac was a legend around town. This explained why everybody acted like Maniac was not real
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In the book Maniac Magee‚ Jerry Spinelli develops Grayson to be caring character‚ especially to Maniac One way that the author developed this trait is by having Grayson say‚ “Never mind. You still hungry?” The kid flopped back down‚ “A little.” “Wait here‚” said Grayson‚ and left.” This shows that Grayson is caring because he knew that Maniac must’ve been hungry‚ so he asked him and left to get a sandwich‚ which is what a person who cares about someone would do. On page author first develops
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In the book Maniac Magee‚ the author Jerry Spinelli used details‚ dialogue‚ action‚ and thoughts to create a main character named Maniac ( Jeffrey) Magee. Maniac Magee was introduced into the book by telling who Maniac Magee was. To me‚ I think that Maniac Magee was helpful‚ for example‚ in the beginning‚ Maniac was introduced to Amanda Beale. Amanda was on her way to school and she was carrying her suitcase that was full of books she called it her “library”. It was half open and the books came
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Milkweed Jerry Spinelli May 3rd‚ 2011 Jerry Spinelli (born February 1‚ 1941 in Norristown‚ Pennsylvania) is a noted children’s author‚ specializing on novels written for and about early adolescence
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Power symbolized In the book milkweed‚ Jerry Spinelli uses symbolism do to describe a needs of a character and how they learn from their experiences. Misha lived in Warsaw Poland during World War ll . Misha uses looks when describing power he comes across. Boots was a symbol of power in the concept of looks. Misha learns throughout the story that looks are deceiving when it came to meeting powerful people. Nerveless‚ Misha assummed the leader of the jackboots would look all powerfull
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In the book Maniac Magee‚ Jerry Spinelli‚ the author helps us to understand many important life lessons that mostly deal with racism and the importance of friends and family. Jerry also shows us that Maniac is patient‚ determined‚ and he really wants to be loved and understood. This book takes place in the late 1900s in Pennsylvania. It specifically takes place in West End‚ East End‚ and Two Mills. The main character is Maniac Magee‚ but he is known as Jeffery Magee in the beginning. Some minor
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