After a showdown with his nemesis, Mars Bar, Maniac bridges the gap between the two sides of town and finally finds a home. Park groundskeeper Grayson next cares for the boy, but the old man dies and Maniac moves into the squalid home of the McNabs, who are convinced a race war is imminent. In racially divided Two Mills, the Beales, a black family, take Maniac in, but despite his local fame, community pressure forces him out and he returns to living at the zoo. He finds his way to Two Mills, Pa., where the legend of ''Maniac'' Magee begins after he scores major upsets against Brian Denehy, the star high school football player, and Little League tough guy, John McNab. Orphaned as an infant, Jeffrey Magee is reared by his feuding aunt and uncle until he runs away at age eight. This is where the myth of Maniac Magee begins, as he changes the lives of a racially divided small town with his amazing and legendary feats.Ĭustomers who bought this item also bought.In this modern-day tall tale, Spinelli (Dump Days Jason and Marceline) presents a humorous yet poignant look at the issue of race relations, a rare topic for a work aimed at middle readers.
After living with his unhappy and uptight aunt and uncle for eight years, he decides to run-and not just run away, but run.
Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee might have lived a normal life if a freak accident hadn't made him an orphan. Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0Ī Newbery Medal winning modern classic about a racially divided small town and a boy who runs. Virginia Readers Choice Award, Winner, Middle School, 1993Ĭarolyn W. Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Winner, Grades 6-8, 1992 Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.6" (0.35 lbs) 192 pagesĪwards: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, Winner, Grades 4-8, 1993īuckeye Children's Book Award, Winner, Grades 6-8, 1993 Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Runaways WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guaranteeīinding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & EditionsĪnnotation: After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries, in Spinelli's Newbery Medal-winning novel.
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