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Blue Ribbon Blues: A Tooter Tale

Jerry Spinelli

Ever since her family moved to Aunt Sally's farm, Tooter's known that farm
life is definitely not for her. There's no pizzeria for miles, her nearest
neighbor is a dumb boy, and even her own pet chicken hates her! So Tooter
decides to show everyone what she's made of by winning the blue ribbon at the
County Fair's goat show. Now all she has to do is keep her little brother--and
his paint brush--away from her prize goat! "Tooter is a real-life, plucky,
resourceful heroine."--" The Horn Book
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Book Details

  • Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
  • Publish Date: Feb 17th, 1998
  • Pages: 80
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.40in - 5.10in - 0.20in - 0.15lb
  • EAN: 9780679887539
  • Recommended age: 06-09
  • Categories: Humorous StoriesAction & Adventure - GeneralLifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life

About the Author

Jerry Spinelli won the Newbery Medal in 1991 for Maniac Magee, the sixth of his more than 15 acclaimed books for young readers. Jerry is known for his entertaining and funny books for children and young adults. He grew up in Norristown, PA. At one time, he dreamed of becoming a major league baseball player. All of this changed when his poem about a football game was published at age 16 in the local newspaper. From then on, he wanted to become a writer. After college, Jerry became an editor for a magazine about engineering. For many years, during his lunch hour, he wrote books for adults. None of them were published. Jerry's first book for children was published when he was 41 years old.

He now lives in Phoenixville, PA with his wife, Eileen Spinelli, who is also an author of children's books. They have six children -- five from Eileen before they married, and one of their own.

Praise for this book

"Tooter is a real-life, plucky, resourceful heroine."-- The Horn Book