Activities - most of them for printing, but some interactive online -= for Loser, Stargirl, Crash, Who Put that Hair on My Toothbrush, and Maniac Mcgee (although when you submit the quiz, you get an error).
book list interview with the author announcements link to contact Jerry online games based on Spinelli Trivia list of sites to help young writers get published
book list - spinning display of his books that stops when you click on one - motivating way to get kids to look at Spinelli's other titles
interview with the author - short simple answers on a chalkboard - not accessible text, unfortunately
announcements
link to contact Jerry
online games based on Spinelli Trivia - Crash puzzle didn't work on my Vista computer. The crossword puzzle cannot be played online and doesn't have a printer-friendly format.
list of sites to help young writers get published
Create a Stargirl society - a list of suggestions on how to create a group that promotes self-expression and pride.
This couple of paragraphs could also be used by students to get insight into why Spinelli writes what he does. Here he explains why he wrote about Zinkoff being a loser - to get you to think about what it really means to be a loser and that losing sometimes is just a stepping stone to learning.