I read this book in fifth grade, and I loved it. I bought the book, because I loved it that much. Maniac Magee's parents die in a car crash, and he runs away. He just runs and runs until he comes to a new town with new faces. He doesn't understand the way the town works, though, and how the whit...
This was a pretty easy read. I enjoyed it a lot when I was younger and it's something I would recommend to young readers.
Another childhood favorite. I used to have dreams of running away with Maniac magee when I was a kid.