Джерри Спинелли — новинки

В тот день, когда в обычной старшей школе появилась Старгерл, жизнь шестнадцатилетнего Лео изменилась навсегда. Он уже не мог не думать об этой удивительной девушке. Она носила причудливые наряды, играла на гавайской гитаре, смеялась, когда никто не шутил, танцевала без музыки и повсюду таскала с собой ручную крысу. Старгерл считали странной, ей восхищались, ее ненавидели. Но, неожиданно ворвавшись в жизнь Лео, она так же внезапно исчезла.

Сможет ли Лео когда-нибудь встретить ее и узнать, почему она пропала? Возможно, лучше услышать об этой истории от самой Старгерл?

В жизни шестнадцатилетнего Лео Борлока не было ничего интересного, пока он не встретил в школьной столовой новенькую. Девчонка оказалась со странностями. Она называет себя Старгерл, носит причудливые наряды, играет на гавайской гитаре, смеется, когда никто не шутит, танцует без музыки и повсюду таскает в сумке ручную крысу. Лео оказался в безвыходной ситуации — эта необычная девчонка перевернет с ног на голову его ничем не примечательную жизнь и создаст кучу проблем. Конечно же, он не собирался с ней дружить. Но разве его кто-то спрашивал? Старгерл выбирает друзей сама.

From Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli (Maniac Magee, Stargirl) comes the "moving and memorable" (Kirkus Reviews, starred) story of a girl searching for happiness inside the walls of a prison.

Cammie O'Reilly lives at the Hancock County Prison--not as a prisoner, she's the warden's daughter. She spends the mornings hanging out with shoplifters and reformed arsonists in the women's excercise yard, which gives Cammie a certain cache with her school friends.

But even though Cammie's free to leave the prison, she's still stuck. And sad, and really mad. Her mother died saving her from harm when she was just a baby. You wouldn't think you could miss something you never had, but on the eve of her thirteenth birthday, the thing Cammie most wants is a mom. A prison might not be the best place to search for a mother, but Cammie is determined and she's willing to work with what she's got.

"Jerry Spinelli again proves why he's the king of storytellers" (Shelf Awarenss, starred) in this tale of a girl who learns that heroes can come in surprising disguises, and that even if we don't always get what we want, sometimes we really do get what we need.

Praise for the works of Jerry Spinelli:

“Spinelli is a poet of the prepubescent. . . . No writer guides his young characters, and his readers, past these pitfalls and challenges and toward their futures with more compassion.” —The New York Times

“It's almost unreal how much the children's book still resonates.” —Bustle.com on Maniac Magee

Knots in My Yo-Yo String

Blue Ribbon Blues

Tooter Pepperday

Stargirl

Hokey Pokey

Hokey Pokey

Maniac Magee

Hokey Pokey

Stargirl

Love, Stargirl

My Daddy and Me

Stargirl

Meet Crash Coogan. Crash seems to be all brawn and no brains, but he will need more than mere muscles to face the upcoming challenges in his life. Now available in paperback, Award-winner Jerry Spinelli has created a hilarious, poignant story of a cocky seventh-grade super-jock.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

A celebration of nonconformity; a tense, emotional tale about the fleeting, cruel nature of popularity--and the thrill and inspiration of first love. Ages 12+

Leo Borlock follows the unspoken rule at Mica Area High School: don't stand out--under any circumstances! Then Stargirl arrives at Mica High and everything changes--for Leo and for the entire school. After 15 years of home schooling, Stargirl bursts into tenth grade in an explosion of color and a clatter of ukulele music, enchanting the Mica student body.

But the delicate scales of popularity suddenly shift, and Stargirl is shunned for everything that makes her different. Somewhere in the midst of Stargirl's arrival and rise and fall, normal Leo Borlock has tumbled into love with her.

In a celebration of nonconformity, Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the fleeting, cruel nature of popularity--and the thrill and inspiration of first love.

Stargirl/Love, Stargirl Paperback Box Set

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!