He came into this world named Jeffrey Lionel Magee, but when his parents died and his life. 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. From the Publisher: He wasnt born with the name Maniac Magee. 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 He wasnt born with the name Maniac Magee. 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 Two Mills is harshly segregated between the East and West, blacks and whites. Exploring themes of racism and inequality, it follows the story of an orphan boy looking for a home in the fictional town of Two Mills. 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. Maniac Magee is a novel written by American author Jerry Spinelli and published in 1990.
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