Websites
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So it's not a candy store or a pizza place, but it is the blog of a heart doctor named Cobble.
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Here's the website of the town where Jerry Spinelli himself grew up.
Movies and TV
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This is Nickelodeon's version in 2003. You probably won't recognize anybody.
Articles and Interviews
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This isn't some dry, boring, "give us your thoughts on the meaning of life" interview—this is questions you want to know the answers to, asked by kids like you.
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Here's a transcript of a longer interview with our man Spinelli.
Video
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Here's why striking out Willie Mays is such a big deal: he's one of the greatest baseball players in the history of the game. And now you have visual evidence.
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So there are kids who run, and there are kids who run and make a difference. Maybe Maniac isn't so far fetched after all.
Images
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Just a pair of feet—and a big, honking Newbery Medal—on the cover of the 1992 edition.
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Does he look like what you imagined?