Book Review of Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Name of Book: Maniac Magee Author: Jerry Spinelli ISBN: 9780590452038 Publisher: Scholastic Type of book: 1980s, racism, Two Mills Pennsylvania, myths, legends, orphan, kid to young adult. Year it was published: 1990 Summary: "Ma-niac, Ma-niac He's so cool Ma-niac Ma-niac Don't go to school Runs all night Runs all right Ma-niac, Ma-niac Kissed a bull!" He wasn't born with the name Maniac Magee. His real name was Jeffrey Lionel Magee, but when his parents died and his life changed, so did his name. Maniac Magee was a legend. Kids were always talking about how fast he could run; how high he could jump; how no knot would stay knotted once he began to untie it. BUt the thing Maniac Magee was best known for is what he did for the kids from the black East End and those from the white West End of Two Mills. Maniac Magee was special. And this is his story. Characters: Maniac himself didn't seem to go through a lot of changes while others lik...