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In Wringer, a 1998 Newbery Honor Book by Jerry Spinelli, Palmer LaRue is a nine-year-old boy living in a small town that annually celebrates Family Fest, a celebration that ends with a massive pigeon shoot. Ten-year-olds are honored by being allowed to twist the necks of birds that are only wounded, a task that Palmer dreads. Spinelli, the 1991 Newbery winner for Maniac Magee creates a nuanced and moving story. In Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket.