JERRY SPINELLI is the author of many novels for young readers, includingΒ Dead Wednesday,Β The Warden's Daughter; Stargirl;Β Love, Stargirl;Β Milkweed;Β Crash;Β Wringer; andΒ Maniac Magee, winner of the Newbery Medal; along withΒ Knots in My Yo-Yo String, the autobiography of his childhood. A graduate of Gettysburg College, he lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, poet and author Eileen Spinelli.