Maniac Magee
Narrator: S. Epatha Merkerson
Imprint: Listening Library (Audio)
Grades: Grade 5 & Up
Ages: 10 and up
Release Date: June 27, 2006
4 Hours and 23 Minutes
List Price: $38
ISBN: 9780807211663
Categories:
Juvenile Fiction - Family - Orphans & Foster Homes, Juvenile Fiction - Social Themes - Runaways, Juvenile Fiction - Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
Tags: racism, realistic fiction, friendship, running, homelessness, family, young adult, orphans, orphan, ya, children's, race, children, adventure, segregation, race relations, sports, school, jerry spinelli, juvenile fiction, juvenile, children's fiction, children's literature, kids, death, pennsylvania, baseball, legend, award winner, children's book
Tags: racism, realistic fiction, friendship, running, homelessness, family, young adult, orphans, orphan, ya, children's, race, children, adventure, segregation, race relations, sports, school, jerry spinelli, juvenile fiction, juvenile, children's fiction, children's literature, kids, death, pennsylvania, baseball, legend, award winner, children's book
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Maniac Magee is the story of Jeffrey Lionel Magee, who lost his parents at the age of three in a trolley accident. Leaving his relatives, who won't talk to each other, he searches for a home with a real address that he can call his own in Two Mills, Pennsylvania. In the meantime, he earns the nickname 'Maniac.' He can punt a football perfectly while carrying a book in his other hand, he can hit an inside-the-park home run, and he can untie even the most Gordian of knots. He can do practically anything that the children of Two Mills think is impossible including making peace between violent racial factions in the town.
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