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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780590366441
ISBN: 0590366440
Label: Scholastic
Manufacturer: Scholastic
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 16
Publication Date: January 01, 1999
Publisher: Scholastic
Studio: Scholastic

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com Review:
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.

Product Description:
Literature Guides
A complete guide to teaching the Newbery Award winner, Maniac Magee. Includes an author biography, background information, summaries, thought-provoking discussion questions, as well as creative, cross-curricular activities and reproducibles that motivate students.




Rating: - Surprisingly Uninteresting
Since this book won the Newbery, I expected a good book. But it's mostly tells, not shows--a no-no for writers. The author tells just about everything. There aren't that many actual dialogue scenes between the characters. I didn't find this book interesting at all. Just because a book wins the Newbery doesn't mean it's going to be a winner.

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Rating: - Maniac Magee great book!
Maniac Magee is a wonderful book for any child to read. I read this bbok for me Children's Literature class and I could barely put it down. I found the development of the characters to be wonderful. Without a doubt I loved Amanda Beale, she was my favorite character and was definitely a spitfire. I would recommend that this book be used in intermediate grades. It is age appropriate for fifth grade and up.

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Rating: - Great condition!
I am very happy with the condition of the book I have ordered through Amazon. Maniac Magee was one of the better books I have read to my family in a while, I look forward to ordering more through Amazon.

Brenda Olson

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Rating: - Maniac Magee
Good selection for 10-14 year olds. Provokes discussions on orphans- prejudism-segregation and homelessness. Keeps the adolescent reader interested.

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Rating: - Timeless mix of tall-tale and heart
I've been passionately in love with this book since the 4th grade. I think it is one of the best children's books ever written, in the many themes it explores.

Heck, you have to give the author credit for writing such an ordinary story in a style usually reserved for legends. For that's what this becomes, an urban legend, a tall tale, of a boy who is simply an ordinary boy. It's real and touching even as it goes over the line to the roll-your-eyes fantastic.

Even as Maniac ... Read More

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