JERRY SPINELLI

Spinelli's books are always popular with students. I had a chance to read one of his newer books Smiles To Go which starts with a scientific discovery and ends with a family discovery. Will Tuppence and his friends Mi-Su and B.T. play Monopoly every Saturday night following the same routine. For Will this is a perfect life until he sees B.T. and Mi-Su kissing one night at an Astronomy Star Party. Now Will has to take a look at his feelings for Mi-Su. Also Will has to deal with his five-year-old sister who is a pest, always trying to bother him. It takes a family tragedy for Will to understand that the world and life is always changing. And that's a good thing!