Maniac Magee

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Summary: Mr.Runaway
Review: Unpredictable is the only way to describe Spinellis style.He combines humor with heart-aching situations, Maniac Magee was like a passage way. Just when you think your out you find yourself walking through more turns deeper in the passage. In the book, you think your done unexpectedly another turn of events puts your mind deeper in the book. I also liked Jerry's choice of words. He really made the characters and settings come alive. Maniac Magee is a great book that leaves you hanging at the end of each chapter.

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Summary: just lookin for a home
Review: The story line is good except it gets confusing at times but in the end it is a good story.It is a very realistic fiction that could happen which is one reason I like it.Even though I read because I had to after the first couple of chapters I felt I would want to read it weather I had to or not.I would read it again if I had the book.I think this book is good for all ages even kids who just learned to read.In the end I am sure anyone who reads it will like it.They may even want to read it again.

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Summary: MR. HERO RUN AWAY
Review: I thought this story was so-so. It didn't give a lot of detail and sometimes you just lose where you are in the book. He has a powerful use for words but the story was boring. The story would get side tracked in details and forget about main parts. The plot of this story was never clear. The sad parts were greatly depressing but somewhat confusing. Although you may think otherwise, this is my opinion. Thank you for listening to what I have to say.

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Summary: Running Fever
Review: This is Jerry Spinelli's greatest book. Although I have never cried (except once), I laughed many times. It is about a homeless boy named Jefrey Magee. Everybody referred to him as Maniac Magee, and everybody he lived with, orphaned him. Maniac is a very kind and loving kid. On a scale from one-to-five, I would rate it a four--but everybody has different opinions. I think that you would like it too! So wake up and rush to your nearest bookstore and buy it today.

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Summary: Runaway Boy
Review: This story is terrific.It's funny,sad,and exciting. Once you start reading this book you can't put it down.You can never expect what Jeffery might do next. Jerry Spinelli is a terrific author.He managed to put a terrific book together and add a twist to the ending. There were many accidents in the book. You would never think this all would happen to a 12 year old boy,but it did.This is a must read!

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Summary: One Great Book
Review: Hi! I used to hate reading. But when I read Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli, I started to like it. This book is really cool. It is about a boy, named Jeffrey, who is orphaned and runs away. He ends up in Two Mills, and makes enemies with some bad kids. While he is there, he has to deal with racism, prejudice, and bullies. He goes from someone nobody knows, to somone everyone knows. Jerry Spinelli is really great with words, is good at describing things, and likes to mix things up and confuse. With a great plot and a great ending, this book is one of my favorites.

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Summary: Maniac Magee
Review: Maniac Magee is a horrible book.I do not recomend this book to anyone who likes to read. The first time I read it, I was stunned. The vocabulary is not good in some chapters . The vocabulary is rude and nasty.It is disgraceful and a sad book.It involves death and seperation.I will never read this book unless I have to for school reasons. He has emotional problems and economic problems. "Maniac"-- it's a strange name,meaning crazy ,insane person.He was strange,different from others,so they call him MANIAC MAGEE.It is very complicated to read and hard to understand.Some children use strange dialect which means a form of language spoken by a group of people in the book which makes thehwords hader to read. In my opinion, the author who wrote this book--Jerry Spinelli--must have a lot of problems with himself.

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Summary: One OK Book
Review: This book was okay but, not the greatest. There is a boy in this book who is a legend. This book is for many ages. Spinelli writes with a lot of style and is differnt from other writers. You can have many feelings toward the main charater Maniac Magee(Jeffrey) such as sad, happy,excited,mad etc.The book will catch your interest when you read the first chapter.Spinelli will put a lot of comparisons in the book which will make it very fun.In a certain chapter, it has a sport in it and if you like sports this is for you.If you want to find out what sport it is , find out by reading this book.Jerry will put many real life events in this book like predjudice,death etc.The disliking I have for this book is that practically all the black characters speak wierd and it is hard to understand.

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Summary: Jerry is not a "Maniac" when it comes to books!
Review: Maniac Magee is a great, realistic childrens book. This book teaches about prejudice, hatred, and how it is essential to have a loving family. Maniac Magee becomes an orphan after his parents die he and goes to live with his aunt and uncle. When you just think that Maniac is going to find and live in a home, he runs away because he doesn't want the family that he is living with to be critizied. Maniac continues to search for a home throughout the whole book. The vocabulary that Jerry implies is exellent and very realistic. Pick up a copy to discover the amazing and dramatic conclusion to the book. Read this book and the importance of love and family. Also, you will discover how a white boy can easily interact with black people.

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Summary: Review For Maniac Magee
Review: I didn't really think that Maniac Magee was that good. Some people thought it was good but I thought it was confusing even though some parts of the story took my breath away.I would rate this book as a 3. I had my doubts about Maniac Magee because the book wasn't very realistic. Some of it seemed like a fantasy and since I am not big on Fantasies I didn't really like the book. It also always repeated the words and used the same word over and over again which made the book annoying. The book though did have some good parts. It was kind of like a drama from my pointof view, Maniac meets girl girl meets boy and they become good friends even though it is hard because one is white and the other is black which makes it hard for them to form a realationship. The book is also very good because when you think everything is so stupid and unreal something happens that makes the story come alive.