Spinelli, Jerry

A homework pack that contains book and audio versions of "Crash" in which seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan, who has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, consider the meaning of friendship and importance of family after forming a relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and coping with his grandfather's stroke; and includes a student worksheet and teacher's guide.

This Italian-American Newbery Medalist presents a humorous account of his childhood and youth in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe and inspire everyone around him.

A little boy ponders the many possible jobs in his future, from paper-plane folder and puppy-dog holder to mixing-bowl licker and tin-can kicker.

Even though his classmates from first grade on have considered him strange and a loser, Donald Zinkoff's optimism and exuberance and the support of his loving family do not allow him to feel that way about himself.