Author: Jerry Spinelli
Pages: 184
Genre: Children's Fiction
Grade: B+
Synopsis: Maniac Magee runs away from a bad situation at home. His parents had died years before in a train accident and he was living with his aunt and uncle who didn't get along. Maniac ran to the next town over, stopped going to school and lived in the buffalo enclosure at the local zoo. Although he wasn't going to school, he still loved to read and was an excellent sportsman and runner. Maniac's antics help to unify a city divided by race.
My Review: As a kid this was one of my favorite books. I recently read it with Ada and while it was probably a year or two above her level, I think that she enjoyed it. I still liked the book, but not as much as I did when I was younger.
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