Summary
Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli returns to middle-grade fiction with Hokey Pokey, now in paperback.
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 stolen—and by a girl, no less—his entire world, and the world of Hokey Pokey, turns to …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780440420514 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0440420512 |
| Author: | Jerry Spinelli |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Yearling |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2014 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 135mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
Starred Review, School Library Journal, January 1, 2013:
“This unforgettable coming-of-age story will resonate with tween readers and take its rightful place beside the author’s Maniac Magee and Louis Sachar’s Holes.”
Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, December 1, 2012:
“A masterful, bittersweet recognition of coming-of-age.”
About The Author
Jerry Spinelli
JERRY SPINELLI is the author of many novels for young readers, including Dead Wednesday, The Warden’s Daughter; Stargirl; Love, Stargirl; Milkweed; Crash; Wringer; and Maniac Magee, winner of the Newbery Medal; along with Knots in My Yo-Yo String, the autobiography of his childhood. A graduate of Gettysburg College, he lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, poet and author Eileen Spinelli.
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