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Maniac Magee
written by Jerry Spinelli
Studio : Little, Brown Young Readers
by Little, Brown Young Readers
Brand : INGRAM BOOK & DISTRIBUTOR
Publisher : Little, Brown Young Readers
Released : 1999-11-01
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780316809061
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 719 reviews)
List Price : $6.99
Our Price : $2.25
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After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary as he accomplishes athletic feats and other extraordinary exploits that awe his contemporaries. Paperback. |
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Americancivilwar.com Review |
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Maniac Magee is a folk story about a boy, a very excitable boy. One that can outrun dogs, hit a home run off the best pitcher in the neighborhood, tie a knot no one can undo. "Kid's gotta be a maniac," is what the folks in Two Mills say. It's also the story of how this boy, Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee, confronts racism in a small town, tries to find a home where there is none and attempts to soothe tensions between rival factions on the tough side of town. Presented as a folk tale, it's the stuff of storytelling. "The history of a kid," says Jerry Spinelli, "is one part fact, two parts legend, and three parts snowball." And for this kid, four parts of fun. Maniac Magee won the 1991 Newbery Medal. |
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Surprisingly Uninteresting |
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Since this book won the Newbery, I expected a good book. But it's mostly tells, not shows--a no-no for writers. The author tells just about everything. There aren't that many actual dialogue scenes between the characters. I didn't find this book interesting at all. Just because a book wins the Newbery doesn't mean it's going to be a winner. |
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Maniac Magee great book! |
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Maniac Magee is a wonderful book for any child to read. I read this bbok for me Children's Literature class and I could barely put it down. I found the development of the characters to be wonderful. Without a doubt I loved Amanda Beale, she was my favorite character and was definitely a spitfire. I would recommend that this book be used in intermediate grades. It is age appropriate for fifth grade and up. |
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Great condition! |
I am very happy with the condition of the book I have ordered through Americancivilwar. Maniac Magee was one of the better books I have read to my family in a while, I look forward to ordering more through Americancivilwar.
Brenda Olson |
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Maniac Magee |
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Good selection for 10-14 year olds. Provokes discussions on orphans- prejudism-segregation and homelessness. Keeps the adolescent reader interested. |
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Timeless mix of tall-tale and heart |
I've been passionately in love with this book since the 4th grade. I think it is one of the best children's books ever written, in the many themes it explores.
Heck, you have to give the author credit for writing such an ordinary story in a style usually reserved for legends. For that's what this becomes, an urban legend, a tall tale, of a boy who is simply an ordinary boy. It's real and touching even as it goes over the line to the roll-your-eyes fantastic.
Even as Maniac Magee impresses the locals with his small-time wonders, he is a very real boy with very real emotions. No character in this book is made flat, and everyone is shown in multiple lights.
And yet it still manages to have simple, poignant riding that is easily understood, even if the themes are a little more complex.
One of the greatest books Spinelli has written or will ever write. |
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