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Crash

  • Jerry Spinelli

4.92

12 ratings

Take a look behind the bully in this modern classic from Newbery medalist Jerry Spinelli that packs a punch. And don't miss the highly anticipated new novel, Dead Wednesday.

Cocky seventh-grade super-jock Crash Coogan got his nickname the day he used his first football helmet to knock his cousin Bridget flat on her backside. And he has been running over people ever since, especially Penn Webb, the dweeby, vegetarian Quaker kid who lives down the block. Through the eyes of Crash, readers get a rare glimpse into the life of a bully in this unforgettable and beloved story about stereotypes and the surprises life can bring.

"Readers will devour this humorous glimpse of what jocks are made of." --School Library Journal, starred review

Genres

  • Conduct of life
  • Family life
  • Fiction
  • Friendship
  • Juvenile fiction
  • Reading Level-Grade 5
  • Reading Level-Grade 7
  • Reading Level-Grade 6
  • Children's fiction
  • Boys, fiction
  • Behavior, fiction
  • Bullying
  • Family
  • Conduct of life, fiction
  • Friendship, fiction
  • Family life, fiction
  • Teen fiction
  • Families
  • Adventure and adventurers, fiction
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About the author

  • Jerry Spinelli

    born 1941

    4.07

    145 ratings · 59 works

Editions

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    Paw Prints

    2004

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    Turtleback

    2000

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    Scholastic Inc.

    2000

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    Alfred A. Knopf

    1996

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Scholastic

2000

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    FollettBound

    2000

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    Recorded Books

    1996

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    Scholastic Inc.

    2001

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    Orchard Books

    1997

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    Tandem Library

    October 1999

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    Laurel Leaf

    May 11, 2004

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    Alfred A. Knopf

    1997

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    Alfred A. Knopf

    1996

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    Random House Children's Books

    2015

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    Scholastic, Inc.

    2000

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    Perfection Learning Prebound

    September 1997

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    Dell Yearling

    1996

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    Random House Children's Books

    2008

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    Random House Trade

    May 1999