Space Station Seventh Grade: The Newbery Award-Winning Author of Maniac Magee

'Space Station 7th Grade' is a great, funny, and enertaining book. My son is in the seventh grade and reading this book was like reading a real life story of a kid new to middle school. I really enjoyed the part of the book when Jason first had to take a shower after PE. Students having to run around in a huge shower room together naked as jay birds is many elementary kids 'worst nightmare'. My son's PE teacher has really good pointers, www bganssle com tsshowers html, for parents and kids who share this worry. Kids who feel awkward about their first showers at school, trust me and be like Jason in the book and give it a try. Soon any discomfort will pass. Do you have a son or daughter about to start middle school? Have them read Space Station 7th Grade. My son had to learn many new things when starting middle school, the book was a like a guide book to prepare him.

I am a 27 year old woman and I remember loving this book. Although I can't remember too many specifics, this book always pops in my mind when recalling the joy of reading as a kid. I remeber being able to relate to the book. As a girl I also recall feeling as if I had some insight as to what was going on in the minds of boys. Great book. I do also agree with the reviewer who said that there was some questionable language in this book but that was part of the fun. The book reads just as if you are living this boys life. I believe the connection kids will feel with this book and the joy of having a book that they can't put down greatly outweighs the qestionable effects this MIGHT have on a younger reader. Besides, I didn't read about anything in this book that I wasn't already exposed to in my everyday life in junior high.

This book was great I'm in seventh grade and can relate with evrything in the whole book! I would recommend it to anyone in the seventh grade or who has been in the seventh grade! I liked it so much I'm gona buy the sequal Jason and Marceline

my friends think i'm an idiot because i'm not reading jane eyre. who cares? i think this book has more wit and meaning than any of those fat boring books.. i love jerry spinelli and this is among my favorite books.

I read this book 12 years ago (I'm 24 now), and I remember it to be one of the funniest, most original books I have ever read(and I HAVE read quite a few. I am now a grad student at Harvard!)I recently re-read this book, and still found it to be incredibly amusing, and it certainly reminded me of how life was back in the day. I recommend it to people of all ages, even adults. This book is just genius!