Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush?

Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? is a 1984 young adult novel written by Jerry Spinelli.

Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush?
First edition
AuthorJerry Spinelli
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult
Published1984 (Little, Brown)
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages220 pp
ISBN0-316-80687-0
OCLC49190573
LC ClassPZ7.S75663 Wh 2004

Plot summary

The story starts by having chapters between a girl named Megin and her brother Greg, who are in the 7th and 9th grade, respectively. The book follows their various arguments and misadventures while exploring the thorny issue of sibling rivalry, giving both sibling's very own perspective on their disagreements and thoughts. For Greg, the story follows his love life, and how he struggles between the choice of two girls, while Megin's story mainly follows her new relationship with Emile and Zoe, which are two of Megin's new friends.

Trivia
  • The characters Megin and Greg are based on Spinelli's real life children Molly and Jeffery.
  • Leo Borlock, who would later be the narrator in Stargirl is mentioned in this novel as a person who everyone goes to for advice.[1]
  • There are three main book covers for this book.

Footnotes
  1. The following passage from the novel Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? (1984, by Jerry Spinelli): "I even thought of Leo Borlock. A lot of kids - mostly girls, actually - go to him for advice" (Spinelli 21). It could be the same Leo from Stargirl, which would make sense due to him not appearing in the sequel.


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