内容简介
Justlikeotherkids,Zinkoffrideshisbike,hopesforsnowdays,andwantstobelikehisdadwhenhegrowsup.ButZinkoffalsoraiseshishandwithallthewronganswers,tripsoverhisownfeet,andfallsdownwithlaughteroverawordlikeJabip.Otherkidshavetheirownwordtodescribehim,butZinkoffistoobusytohearit.Hedoesn'tknowhe'snotlikeeveryoneelse.Andonewinternight,Zinkoff'sdifferencesshowthatanynamecansomedaybecomehero.
作者简介
JerrySpinelliwasborninNorristown,PennsylvaniaonFebruary1,1941.Hereceivedabachelor'sdegreefromGettysburgCollegeandamaster'sdegreefromJohnsHopkinsUniversity.HeworkedasaneditorwithChiltonfrom1966to1989.Helaunchedhiscareerinchildren'sliteraturewithSpaceStation7thGradein1982.HisotherworksincludeWhoPutThatHairinMyToothbrush?(1984),FourthGradeRats(1991),DotheFunkyPickle(1992),WhoRanMyUnderwearuptheFlagpole?(1992),andPicklemania(1993).In1991,hewontheNewberyAwardandtheBostonGlobe/HornBookAwardforManiacMagee(1990).In1998,hisbookWringerwasnamedaNewberyHonorbook.