Wringer

Jerry Spinelli

Oct 2009 · Harper Collins

About this ebook

Newbery Honor Book * ALA Notable Children's Book

"Deeply felt. Presents a moral question with great care and sensitivity." —The New York Times

"A spellbinding story about rites of passage." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A realistic story with the intensity of a fable." —The Horn Book (starred review)

"Thought-provoking." —School Library Journal (starred review)

In Palmer LaRue's hometown of Waymer, turning ten is the biggest event of a boy's life. But for Palmer, his tenth birthday is not something to look forward to, but something to dread. Then one day, a visitor appears on his windowsill, and Palmer knows that this, more than anything else, is a sign that his time is up. Somehow, he must learn how to stop being afraid and stand up for what he believes in.

Wringer is a powerful tour de force from Newbery Medal winner Jerry Spinelli.

Ratings and reviews

I'm in a class where they read books aloud and we are reading wringer its such an awesome book but I'm not spoiling it for just let me tell u about nipper the one day to be wrung pigeon.........

I loved this book so much. Turns out he's dead im reading this for school and I'm on chapter 30 this is sort of a scary and creepy book but not. I would just say Palmer's a mysterious kid so ya this is a ten star book.🏅

The free samples don't even give you the whole books. I think it's not cool at all.

About the author

Jerry Spinelli received the Newbery Medal for Maniac Magee and a Newbery Honor for Wringer. His other books include Stargirl; Love, Stargirl; Smiles to Go; Loser; Jake and Lily; Hokey Pokey; and The Warden’s Daughter. His novels are recognized for their humor and poignancy, and his characters and situations are often drawn from his real-life experience as a father of six children. Jerry lives with his wife, Eileen, also a writer, in Wayne, Pennsylvania.