Newbery Award-Winning Children’s Author Coming To Warwick Elementary School

Newbery Award-winning children’s author Jerry Spinelli is coming to Warwick Elementary School for a public event later this month.

The Booktenders’ Secret Garden Children’s Bookstore & Gallery in Doylestown is hosting the event, which will be held Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. During the event, he will introduce his newest book, "The Warden’s Daughter."

The bookstore is holding the ticketed event in celebration of its 35th anniversary. Spinelli, a Norristown native, has been a friend of the store for 28 years.

The program will be a moderated Q & A followed by an autographing session. Registration for this program, which includes a copy of the book and reserved seats, is $16-$20. You can pay cash or check at Booktenders’. Registration can be done at the store or over the phone by calling 215-348 7160.

Spinelli will only be signing copies of "The Warden's Daughter" bought through Booktenders' Secret Garden Bookstore & Gallery for this event.

Publishers Weekly, in a starred review about the new title, said "The Warden's Daughter" is a "poignant, coming of age story...Spinelli again shows his mastery at evoking a particular time and place while delving into the heart of a troubled adolescent, creating an evocative backdrop through the sounds of early rock and roll, the smell of frying scrapple, and the sights of children freely roaming their neighborhoods."

Warwick Elementary School is located at 1340 Almshouse Road, Jamison.

Spinelli has authored more than 30 children's books, including the Newbery Award winner, "Maniac Magee."

PHOTO: Jerry Spinelli, contributed