JERRY SPINELLI is the author of many novels for young readers, includingย Dead Wednesday,ย The Warden's Daughter; Stargirl;ย Love, Stargirl;ย Milkweed;ย Crash;ย Wringer; andย Maniac Magee, winner of the Newbery Medal; along withย 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.