A powerful, honest story by award-winning writer Jerry Spinelli. Two very different people, 9 year old David and 13 year old Primrose, would seem the most unlikely of friendships, but brought together by painful pasts and fragile secrets they forge a friendship and help each other to cope with what is missing in their lives. The book will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions from the depth of despair to rays of hope but it will entertain along the way too. Other titles by Jerry Spinelli include Love, Stargirl, Stargirl, Milkweed.
Nine year old David is sad and angry - his mother has recently died in a freak accident and now he has to live with his grandmother, as his father is too busy to care for him. Then David meets thirteen year old Primrose, who has no dad, and a neglectful and eccentric mother. Together these two damaged children help each other to live life to the full again.
Jerry Spinelli is a well known American children’s author
specializing in novels written for and about early adolescence and
winner of the Prestigious American Book Award, the Newbery Medal. In
1977 he married his 'stargirl' wife Eileen Mesi and is the father of 6
children.
Jerry first decided he wanted to become a writer at the age of 16,
when his high school football team won a big game. He wrote a poem
about this, and the next day the poem was published in the local
newspaper. His passion for writing remained although it wasn't until
much later that he was first published in book form. Since then his
books have been a massive hit in the US but yet to hit the big time
here in the UK. So here's your chance to grab a bit of Spinelli - your
teenage children will thank you for the introduction.
He's loved by the media as much as he's loved by the reader in the US. Here are just a few of his glowing plaudits:
‘Spinelli poses searching questions about loyalty to one's friends and oneself and leaves readers to form their own answers.’ Publishers Weekly
‘Spinelli
takes his readers on a journey where choices between the self and the
group must be made, and he is wise enough to show how hard they are,
even when sweet.’ Kirkus Reviews
‘A poetic, allegorical tale about the magnificence and rarity of true nonconformity.’ New York Times Book Review
