Rating:  Summary: Maniac Magee Review: Jeffery Lionel Magee could not stand it any longer. For the past eight years, his aunt and uncle, with whom he lived had not spoken one word to one another, and Jeffery could not take it any more. So, Jeffery ran, and he continued to run until he met a girl named Amanda Beale that carried a suitcase full of books with her. Jeffery loved to read, so he decided to stay near this girl in Two Mills. While Jeffery was in Two Mills, he began to do some things that gained a lot of attention. These daring feats and amazing stunts Jeffery did earned him the name Maniac and a legend to go with it. Maniac could do just about anything, but he had no place to call home. Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli is a touching and humorous book. Read through the pages of Maniac's adventures and see if he can find a place that he can call home.
Rating:  Summary: A lesson to be learned! Review: Maniac Magee is a great book to integrate into a classroom, not only for a unique approach to diversity but a good lesson in character developement. Maniac is a homeless boy who is running on the streets trying to find his place in the world. He is constantly comfronted with situations that delay his effort of finding a home. It's a great book with a great ending.
Rating:  Summary: A Maniac of a Review Review: Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee is an excellent book for children of all ages. The book can be read to younger children or it can be read by children on about a fifth grade reading level.Jeffrey Lionel Magee, "Maniac Magee," is a boy around upper elementary age. He is an orphane in search of a place to call home and a family to love him. This book not only tells Maniac's story, but also the story of cultural, racial, and background differences and how they can be overcome with friendship. The only problem I found with this book is that Mania did not go to school, although he did encourage schooling and read numerous books. I fell that some children may find his way of living fascinating, therfore they may want to apply Maniac's way of living to their own lives.
Rating:  Summary: Maniac Magee- A Must Read Review: I liked this book because it describes everything in detail. I like the setting that takes place in Pennsylvania because it reminds me of home. A boy is homeless throughout the book. He meets many different characters in the story such as Earl Grayson and Mars Bar Thompson.It shows many different emotions including happy and sad. You feel everything right along with Maniac. I would recommend this book to anyone, who enjoys reading about how people can learn to get along with others.
Rating:  Summary: Look Out for Maniac Magee Review: Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli is about a homeless person that is very helpful and makes some of the prejudice go away in the town of Two Mills. I think that this book has too much detail. Sometimes Jerry Spinelli goes on and on. I got upset when I read the sad parts in this book. I think that some of the language is inappropiate, especially for the younger readers. I would recommend this book, however because the main character is sensitive and treats others with respect.
Rating:  Summary: Mediocre Review: Maybe I would have enjoyed this book more if I had read it at a younger age. Magee's tasteless adventures didn't mean a thing to me, and I felt that this story had no purpose whatsoever. It was boring in a bizarre way, but for some reason I just couldn't stop reading it! I'll give the novel credit for it's thought and creativity, and in some segments of the tale, I was almost JEALOUS of Magee's supernatural abilities. So I guess that's why I would give it 3 stars instead of 1. To all you younger kids out there-- you would most likely enjoy this book.
Rating:  Summary: The story of a maniac kid Review: our names are (...) we read this book in our 4th grade class the part that we liked best was when he met amanda beal our faveret caracter was amanda beal i am from mid peninsala school in rock.
Rating:  Summary: Maniac Magee Review: Maniac Magee is an excellent book for students to read. It gives students an idea of differences in people's lives such as racism, culture, and different family units. Anyone at any age can build bridges between different cultures. Through Maniac's adventures he proves this ability. Maniac Magee is a book that can be read by both children and adults to understand cultural differences.
Rating:  Summary: Maniac Magee On the Run Review: Maniac Magee is a book about a boy named Jeffrey Magee who is searching for a place to call home. Jeffrey's parents die in a trolley accident and he is left to live with his aunt and uncle, who do not get along. This situation leads to Jeffrey running away. The boy runs from place to place,meeting new people along the way. He encounters different people throughout his adventure that each play a different part in his life. This book talks about cultural differences and focuses on prejudice, friendship, belonging, home, fear, love, and understanding. This book provides the reader with vivid descriptions to help the reader capture a mental picture.
Rating:  Summary: Maniac Madness Review: I've never heard the story of Maniac Magee, and I decided to begin reading it without reading the summary of the story located on the back. I was pleasantly surprised with its soft humor, and I thoroughly enjoyed its tall tale like description of Magee's abilities. I loved this book. It was heart warming, enteretaining, and showed that a child's innocence can mend the broken bridge between races that ignorance causes.
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