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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Summary: Misunderstood Kid Inspires Entire Town
Review: Jeffrey Magee is tired of watching the silent feud between his unhappy aunt and uncle who took him in as an orphaned toddler. He runs away (literally) to a town 200 miles away. Instantly he becomes a local celebrity. He runs faster, throws balls farther, and does just about anything better than anyone who challenges him. In his tireless effort to be a part of a family again, he meets several "possibilities". While seeking acceptance, Magee discovers something new to him: racial prejudice. He learns that both white and black people are ignorant about the other group, feeling threatened and uncomfortable. Jeffrey "Maniac" Magee tackles this challenge head on, convinced that "this can't be right". Before he's through, the kid known as "Maniac" inpires everyone he meets, and in the end receives his just reward. -- This is a wonderful book. Although some scenes are a bit "too fantastic", it makes great reading, with a perfect "pay off" for an ending. I read this book with my 4th grade class, and we agree that it's a winner! Highly recommended! *****
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Summary: Maniac's Time line
Review: · Magee's parents died in a train when he was 3 years old
· He was sent to live with his fighting aunt and uncle
· Magee got the name 'Maniac' because he scored 46 touchdowns with the high school football team
· He ran away
· He ended up in Two mills which is 200 miles away he ran it in only 51 days
· The town was spilt into two parts, one for the whites and one for the blacks
· Blacks lived on the east side, the whites on the west side
· First Magee lived with the Beales on the black side
· Magee got the name 'Maniac' because he scored 46 touchdowns with the high school football team
· He was forced to leave the Beales because of the pressure he brought them
· He then went to live in the zoo
· A man named Grayson found him there
· Then Grayson died leaving Magee with no home once again
· He went back to living in the zoo
· Then Magee started to run again
· He found two boys that were running away also
· They turned back and he live with the two boys for awhile
· The family that he was now living with started saying that the blacks were bad so Magee left
· Amanda Beale found Magee again and told him to go home with her
· While Magee was in Two Mills he brings the town together both blacks and whites
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