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NEED
TO READ BOOK CLUB
OCTOBER
BOOK CHOICE
Fiction
WRINGER
by
Jerry Spinelli
Palmer LaRue is running out of birthdays. For as long as he can remember, he's
dreaded the day he turns ten -- the day he'll take his place beside all the
other ten-year-old boys in town, the day he'll be a wringer. But Palmer doesn't
want to be a wringer. It's one of the first things he learned about himself and
it's one of the biggest things he has to hide. In Palmer's town being a wringer
is an honor, a tradition passed down from father to son. Palmer can't stop
himself from being a wringer just like he can't stop himself from growing one
year older, just like he can't stand up to a whole town -- right? Newbery Medal
winner Jerry Spinelli's most powerful novel yet is a gripping tale of how one
boy learns how not to be afraid. 227 pages
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