Wringer

Name: Wringer
Author: Jerry Spinelli

by Jerry Spinelli

Boy resists childhood rite of passage and questions toxic masculinity

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Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli is an American author whose novels capture the triumphs and indignities of middle school life with uncanny accuracy. Maniac Magee won the Newbery Medal and Stargirl became a cult classic for adolescent readers.

More by Jerry Spinelli

Maniac MageeOrphan boy runs away and unites warring neighborhoods through kindness
StargirlNonconformist girl transforms cynical school through radical authenticity
MilkweedBoy hides Jewish identity while living in Warsaw ghetto
CrashFootball star confronts his bullying ways and finds redemption
LoserMisfit boy finds unlikely friendship and inner worth