Maniac Magee
by: Jerry Spinelli
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After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary as he accomplishes athletic feats and other extraordinary exploits that awe his contemporaries. Paperback.
Amazon.com Review:
Maniac Magee is a folk story about a boy, a very excitable boy. Onethat can outrun dogs, hit a home run off the best pitcher in theneighborhood, tie a knot no one can undo. "Kid's gotta be a maniac," is whatthe folks in Two Mills say. It's also the story of how this boy, JeffreyLionel "Maniac" Magee, confronts racism in a small town, tries to find a homewhere there is none and attempts to soothe tensions between rival factions onthe tough side of town. Presented as a folk tale, it's the stuff ofstorytelling. "The history of a kid," says Jerry Spinelli, "is one part fact,two parts legend, and three parts snowball." And for this kid, four parts offun. Maniac Magee won the 1991 Newbery Medal.
After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary as he accomplishes athletic feats and other extraordinary exploits that awe his contemporaries. Paperback.
Amazon.com Review:
Maniac Magee is a folk story about a boy, a very excitable boy. Onethat can outrun dogs, hit a home run off the best pitcher in theneighborhood, tie a knot no one can undo. "Kid's gotta be a maniac," is whatthe folks in Two Mills say. It's also the story of how this boy, JeffreyLionel "Maniac" Magee, confronts racism in a small town, tries to find a homewhere there is none and attempts to soothe tensions between rival factions onthe tough side of town. Presented as a folk tale, it's the stuff ofstorytelling. "The history of a kid," says Jerry Spinelli, "is one part fact,two parts legend, and three parts snowball." And for this kid, four parts offun. Maniac Magee won the 1991 Newbery Medal.
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Average Rating:
Rating: - great bad ending
this book was a great book. it was was sad at times and happy at others. i think it taught people being rasist is a bad thing and that everyones equal. it shows people what it used to be like adn what it still is like in some places. i was clear and NOT confusing at all. the only thing i disliked was the ending. if you'regoing to end a book that way al least make a sequal. overall this ia a fantastic book
Rating: - Maniac magee Recomendation
I recomend the book Maniac Magee. It has lots of detail and is very realistic. Maniac Magee can run on rails and play sports like a pro. The other characters are important as well. The turning point in the story is amazing because, it completely changes your impression of a character. Maniac Magee is permanently on my recomendation list.
Rating: 
- Tall Tales And Great Language
I just finished reading this book again, fifteen years after I first read it. It is a fun, engaging, and thoughtful book that is filled with great language.
Here are my two favorite sections, which give a good taste of the book's wonderful use of words:
1:"They found out he could do more with a football than just catch it . . . He juked and jived and spun and danced and darted, and he left them squeezing handfuls of air.Pretty soon the vacant lot was littered with blown ... Read More
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- Maniac Magee
Spinelli, J. (1990). Maniac Magee. New York: Little, Brown and Company.
0316809063
As an orphan, Jeffrey Magee is sent to live with his aunt and uncle who live separately within their house and refuse to share anything. At the age of eleven, Jeffrey, unable to deal with his aunt and uncle's refusal to interact or communicate, runs away. A year later, he appears in a strictly racially segregated town, doing amazing feats and running like a mad man, earning him the nickname, Maniac. ... Read More
Rating: 
- Surprisingly Uninteresting
Since this book won the Newbery, I expected a good book. But it's mostly tells, not shows--a no-no for writers. The author tells just about everything. There aren't that many actual dialogue scenes between the characters. I didn't find this book interesting at all. Just because a book wins the Newbery doesn't mean it's going to be a winner.
- great bad endingthis book was a great book. it was was sad at times and happy at others. i think it taught people being rasist is a bad thing and that everyones equal. it shows people what it used to be like adn what it still is like in some places. i was clear and NOT confusing at all. the only thing i disliked was the ending. if you'regoing to end a book that way al least make a sequal. overall this ia a fantastic book
- Maniac magee RecomendationI recomend the book Maniac Magee. It has lots of detail and is very realistic. Maniac Magee can run on rails and play sports like a pro. The other characters are important as well. The turning point in the story is amazing because, it completely changes your impression of a character. Maniac Magee is permanently on my recomendation list.
- Tall Tales And Great LanguageI just finished reading this book again, fifteen years after I first read it. It is a fun, engaging, and thoughtful book that is filled with great language.
Here are my two favorite sections, which give a good taste of the book's wonderful use of words:
1:"They found out he could do more with a football than just catch it . . . He juked and jived and spun and danced and darted, and he left them squeezing handfuls of air.Pretty soon the vacant lot was littered with blown ... Read More
- Maniac MageeSpinelli, J. (1990). Maniac Magee. New York: Little, Brown and Company.
0316809063
As an orphan, Jeffrey Magee is sent to live with his aunt and uncle who live separately within their house and refuse to share anything. At the age of eleven, Jeffrey, unable to deal with his aunt and uncle's refusal to interact or communicate, runs away. A year later, he appears in a strictly racially segregated town, doing amazing feats and running like a mad man, earning him the nickname, Maniac. ... Read More
- Surprisingly UninterestingSince this book won the Newbery, I expected a good book. But it's mostly tells, not shows--a no-no for writers. The author tells just about everything. There aren't that many actual dialogue scenes between the characters. I didn't find this book interesting at all. Just because a book wins the Newbery doesn't mean it's going to be a winner.
