Maniac Magee
About this book
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.
Subjects
- age:max:11
- age:min:9
- athletes
- athletics, fiction
- award:newbery_award
- children's fiction
- children's literature
- children's stories, american
- death
- fiction
- folklore
- friendship
- heroes
- juvenile fiction
- juvenile fiction - family - orphans & foster homes
- juvenile fiction - social themes - prejudice & racism
- juvenile fiction - social themes - runaways
- juvenile works
- large type books
- legends
- lexile:820
- lexile_range:801-900
- newbery medal
- orphans
- parents
- prejudices
- race
- race relations
- runaway children
- running
- sports
- sports stories
- wit and humor