Wringer

Name: Wringer
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.14 (7 reviews)
Author: Jerry Spinelli
ISBN: 9780061762314

Author: Jerry Spinelli

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 4 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 03/03/2009

Categories: Children's Fiction, Classic Children's Stories, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

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.

About Jerry Spinelli

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lars

Maybe my third time for this one, and I've upped my opinion a bit. I had previously found Spinelli's premise a little unrealistic, giving him the opportunity to make some possibly overbearing moral points. Palmer LaRue dreads his upcoming tenth birthday. He wants to fit in with a small gang of rude......more

Goodreads review by Ja

This book was unique and captivating. It's definitely intended for younger kids, but it's still good all the same. Similar to another of Jerry Spinelli's books, Stargirl, it tells young readers that they don't have to give in to peer pressure. If they don't feel something is right, they need to voic......more

Goodreads review by Peacegal

Despite the fact that it rarely shows up on humane-education lists, if I could suggest only one book promoting humane values, it would be Wringer. Obviously inspired by the infamous Hegins Pigeon Shoot,Spinelli weaves the story of a young boy who faces an incredible dilemma: will he follow the pat......more

Goodreads review by Amber

“Wringer” is a Newberry Honor contemporary fiction novel that would be appropriate for students in upper elementary or middle school. This novel is about the struggles that a young boy, Palmer, faces when he does not agree with an annual event that is held in his town. Palmer lives in a town that ha......more