Maniac Magee

Book Summary
Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee might have lived a normal life if a freak accident hadn't made him an orphan. After living with his unhappy and uptight aunt and uncle for eight years, he decides to run--and not just run away, but run. This is where the myth of Maniac Magee begins, as he changes the lives of a racially divided small town with his amazing and legendary feats.
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Author | Jerry Spinelli |
Year Published | 1990 |
Lexile Measure | 820L |
Categories | 8-12, adventure, Award Winning, Boys, English, Girls, in corpus, made into movie, Young Adult |
ISBN 13 | 9780590452038 |
Profanity | low |
Sexuality | none |
Violence | mild |
Goodreads Rating | 3.86 |
# Ratings | 101998 |
# of Words | 36361 |