Maniac Magee (1990)
Maniac Magee is a 1990 fiction book written by Jerry Spinelli.
Jeffrey Lionel Magee loses his parents young and bolts from the aunt and uncle who never wanted him. He runs into the town of Two Mills, split down the middle between its Black East End and white West End, and starts doing impossible things: untying a legendary knot, hitting any pitch, crossing the color line as if he cannot see it. The town turns him into a legend and calls him Maniac. Jerry Spinelli writes it as folklore, part tall tale and part hard look at how a place teaches its children where they belong.
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What is Maniac Magee about?
Jeffrey Lionel Magee loses his parents young and bolts from the aunt and uncle who never wanted him. He runs into the town of Two Mills, split down the middle between its Black East End and white West End, and starts doing impossible things: untying a legendary knot, hitting any pitch, crossing the color line as if he cannot see it. The town turns him into a legend and calls him Maniac. Jerry Spinelli writes it as folklore, part tall tale and part hard look at how a place teaches its children where they belong.
When was Maniac Magee published?
Maniac Magee was published in 1990.
Who made Maniac Magee?
Maniac Magee was written by Jerry Spinelli.
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A few thoughts on Maniac Magee
Remember the Titans tells a similar story of a divided town learning across the color line, pitched for a young audience. Readers ready for something heavier can move to the film of To Kill a Mockingbird, where a child again watches the adults around her draw racial lines she refuses to accept.