Maniac Magee
Maniac Magee comes home! Little, Brown and Company takes great pleasure and pride in announcing that, effective immediately, we will be the sole publisher of the paperback edition of Jerry Spinelli's classic Newbery Medal winner, Maniac Magee. It has been eight years since Maniac Magee won both...
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Maniac Magee comes home! Little, Brown and Company takes great pleasure and pride in announcing that, effective immediately, we will be the sole publisher of the paperback edition of Jerry Spinelli's classic Newbery Medal winner, Maniac Magee. It has been eight years since Maniac Magee won both the prestigious Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and the Newbery Medal, and its popularity among young readers remains undiminished. The story of a boy who finds himself when he runs away from an intolerable situation continues to reverberate with humor and truth.To celebrate the publication of the paperback edition of Maniac Magee, we have decided to repackage the other wildly popular Spinelli novels on our list. Look for new covers on Space Station Seventh Grade, Jason and Marceline, and Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? These new covers will attract a whole new generation to the novels of one of the most engaging talents writing for young people today.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780590452038 (0590452037)
Publish date: April 30th 2002
Publisher: Scholastic
Pages no: 184
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Classics,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Read For School,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade
Maniac Magee is such a rich text. I remember reading this book in the fourth grade and falling in love with the characters! This book is intended for an older audience. The messages throughout touch on homelessness, racism, and death. I know that young readers will connect with Maniac, from his knot...
He wasn't born with the name Maniac Magee. He came into this world named Jeffrey Lionel Magee, but when his parents died and his life changed, so did his name. And Maniac Magee became a legend. Even today kids talk about how fast he could run; about how he hit an inside-the-park "frog" homer; how no...
About halfway through this book I got really nervous because I couldn't remember the ending and I thought I might have to quit it soon. There's a lot of cringeworthy material in the book: "blacks" for black people, food words for skin color description, white savior, "today's Indians." It never ...
My 9 year old son recommended this book to me. I found myself too jaded by life while reading this book. It was hard at times for me to suspend my disbelief at the "over the top" accomplishments that Maniac Magee had. I was half way's through the book when I finally understood; As an adult I tend to...
I remember reading this book in the 5th grade. It was assigned to us and usually I don't think I will enjoy the books that are assigned to us as a class grade, but this is one of my favorite books ever. I find this to be a beautiful story and the main character, Maniac Magee, to be one of the strong...
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