Wringer / Jerry Spinelli.
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TextPublication details: New York : HarperCollins, c1997.Edition: 1st edDescription: 228 p. ; 20 cmISBN: - 0060249137
- 0060249145 (lib. bdg.)
- [Fic] 21
- PZ7.S75663 Wr 1997
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | Spinelli, Jerry | Available | 33111003375983 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
"Joanna Cotler books."
As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it.