Maniac Magee
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Maniac Magee is a folk story about a boy, a very excitable boy. One that can outrun dogs, hit a home run off the best pitcher in the neighborhood, tie a knot no one can undo. "Kid's gotta be a maniac," is what the folks in Two Mills say. It's also the story of how this boy, Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee, confronts racism in a small town, tries to find a home where there is none and attempts to soothe tensions between rival factions on the tough side of town. Presented as a folk tale, it's the stuff of storytelling. "The history of a kid," says Jerry Spinelli, "is one part fact, two parts legend, and three parts snowball." And for this kid, four parts of fun. Maniac Magee won the 1991 Newbery Medal. |
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Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee was a white kid who had lost a lot. His parents were killed when he was three. Then he went to live with his aunt and uncle. His aunt and uncle didn't like each other and didn't share anything. They had two of everything, and they didn't talk to each other. They tried to split him right down the middle, too. He finally couldn't take it any more and he ran away.
He got his nickname because he became a legend. When I said he ran away, I meant it. He ran 200 miles to Two Mills, PA. This is when the story really gets interesting.
Two Mills had two parts. There was East Mill, where all of the black people lived, and West Mill, where all the white people lived. It was divided by one street right down the middle. Manic didn't know that and when he ran into town, he ran into East Mill. To him, people were just people and the color of their skin didn't matter.
Most of us worry about fitting in with other people. Manic didn't worry about that. He just tried to do what he thought was right and to help other people. He had one very special talent that made all of the little kids love him and he helped them all. His talent was part of what made him a legend and he even did something that nobody else had ever been able to do and won a big prize. He couldn't even use the prize for himself, but he used it to do good anyway.
The main things that Manic didn't have and wanted were a home and a family. He had a lot of different places that he stayed, but this book helped me to understand more about the difference between just a place to stay and a home. You'll see how he got what he wanted, then gave it up because he thought he was hurting the people he loved.
This book has a lot of lessons. It made me see how we can be better people and why people are not all the same. And, it made me see that people aren't always what we think they are. But, even when the book is really giving us a lesson, it is funny. I think the main reason I paid attention to what the book was saying was because it put things in ways I could understand and relate to. The ending is great. It may be a kid's book, but I think everybody should read it. |
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