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1、PaulaFigdor-262-MiniProject-JerrySpinelliJerrySpinellihaswonsomeofthemostprestigiousawardsgivenincludingtheNewberyMedalin1990forManiacMagee,theNewberyHonorin1998forWringer,WinneroftheParents'Choice2000FictionGoldAwardandALABestBooksforYoungAdults.Spinelli’sbookscaptureth

2、eauthenticattitudeandpatterofhischaracters.WhenaskedwhatledSpinellitowritehesays,”WhenIwassixteen,myhighschoolfootballteamwonabiggame.ThatnightIwroteapoemaboutit.Thepoemwaspublishedinthelocalnewspaper,andrightaboutthenIstoppedwantingtobecomeaMajorLeagueshortstopandstarte

3、dwantingtobecomeawriter.”“Ibegantoseethatinmyownmemoriesandinthekidsaroundme,IhadallthematerialIneededforaschoolbagfulofbooks.Isawthateachkidisapopulationuntohim-orherself,andthatachild'sbedroomisasmuchawindowtotheuniverseasanorbitingtelescopeoraphilosopher'sstudy.”Spotl

4、ightonTheLibraryCardNewberryAwardwinningauthorJerrySpinelliwrite4storiesoflivesthatarechangedbyanalmostmagicallibrarycard.InthefirststoryMongooseandWeaselaretwoboysheadeddownthewrongpath,fullofgraffiti,shopliftingandnotquitemakingittoschoolallthatoften.Asimplebluelibrary

5、cardleadsMongooseintothelibrarywherehefindsabookcalledIWonder.Filledwithamazingfactsonbugsandwhalesandwormsthatcanstretchthemselvesuptoninetyfeet.Heiscaptivatedandslowlyitbeginstodawnonhimthereareotherchoicesinlifehejustmightbeinterestedin.InthestorySonserayaboyfindsthev

6、erybookhislonglostmotherhadfoundhisnamein.ThestorytitledAprilMendeztellofagirlwhoismissingtheNewYorkPublicLibrarydesperatelysinceherparentsdecidedtomovetothecountryandendsuphavinganadventureonthelocalbookmobile.BrendatellsthestoryofagirlwhowatchessomuchTVherparentsdon’te

7、venknowheranymore.Butallthatisabouttochange.HerfamilyisgoingtoparticipateinTheGreatTVTurnOffWeek.Shewasinapanic.Shehadfigureditout.ShewouldhavetogowithoutTVforonehundredandsixty-eighthoursortenthousand,eighthundredseconds.HerfathermovestheTVoutofherroom.Brendaisinshock.B

8、rendaisinwithdrawal.ShewakesuptoafindalibrarycardwheretheTVhadbeen.Brendasleepswiththecardanddreamsofvi