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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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2/1/41 Jerry Spinelli b Father of 6 writes during lunch break. Feeling ire about pile of bones instead of chicken he'd planned to pack for lunch, he wrote story from point of view of kid who ate the chicken, which became Space Station for Seventh Grade. Newbery for Maniac Magee
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@haasch_palmer nickelodeon airing an adaptation of jerry spinelli's maniac magee. i held the book open in front of me and followed along the plot. i was annoyed they skipped the whole zoo section.