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Maniac Magee by: Jerry Spinelli Childrens Bookshop Price: $6.99 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Brand: INGRAM BOOK & DISTRIBUTOR EAN: 9780316809061 ISBN: 0316809063 Label: Little, Brown Young Readers Manufacturer: Little, Brown Young Readers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 180 Publication Date: November 01, 1999 Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Studio: Little, Brown Young Readers Sales Rank: 2623 MPN: ING0316809063 Features:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: 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: Maniac Magee is a folk story about a boy, a very excitable boy. One that can outrun dogs, hit a home run off the best pitcher in the neighborhood, tie a knot no one can undo. "Kid's gotta be a maniac," is what the folks in Two Mills say. It's also the story of how this boy, Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee, confronts racism in a small town, tries to find a home where there is none and attempts to soothe tensions between rival factions on the tough side of town. Presented as a folk tale, it's the stuff of storytelling. "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 of fun. Maniac Magee won the 1991 Newbery Medal. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A Classic, Worthy of RecognitionI picked up this book back in 3rd grade, and it was the first book that got me in trouble for reading in class. I couldn't put it down. I must have read it once every six months back in elementary school. The story is great, the characters lovable...but the main draw is the ease to identify with the protagonist. Every kid wants to be, or has felt like, Maniac Magee. I especially recommend this to kids with divorced or deceased parents. When I was little, this book inspired me, and I ... Read More: Rating: - Maniac MageeAs with any book, there are people that LOVE this book and people who hate this book. Teachers are often critized for assigning books because they are on "some list" instead of assigning books students will actually read. I am a teacher. Let me assure you, that at least in my case, I did not choose to assign this book becuase it was on a list or it won an award. In fact I read this book after a student suggested I read it [I have a section where students can recommend books to other]. After reading ... Read More: Rating: - Maniacs are good friendsAfter reading Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli, I have learned a lot about what it takes to be a good friend. I thought I had good friends before I read it. Friends are supposed to be people you can laugh with, remember forever, and trust enough to ask for a payday loan without any threat of interest. Spinelli produced in Jeffrey Magee a completely different kind of friend. Maniac, as he came to be known by other characters in the book was homeless, needy, untrusting of most others, ... Read More: Rating: - Run to this Book!Run to this Book! The Best of Juvenile Fiction The story of Maniac Magee is a folk tale for today's kids. Jeffrey Lionel Magee--known as Maniac Magee--runs away from home. His parents died while he was only a baby and he had been living with his aunt and uncle. One day when he couldn't deal with his caretakers any more, he ran away from home and just kept running. That is where the legend of Maniac Magee begins. Maniac is a true folk ... Read More: Rating: - Maniac about Maniac MageeManiac Magee by Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers 1991 Reading Level: 5.4 194 Pages Genre: Fiction Maniac Magee is the story of a young boy whose parents die in a tragic accident. He is left in the care of his argumentative and unpleasant aunt and uncle. He runs away and the book tells about his travels as a homeless boy in search of a home. Maniac seems to become attached to a town divided in two: the blacks and the whites. Maniac, ... Read More: |
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