This is a great read for parents and kids alike. This is a book that you won't want to put down. My classes were begging for more to read each day! We all loved it! Helped me decide. Had useful details. Parent of a 10, 12, and year-old Written by Hendo H. U December 27, Maybe a 3 star. Adult Written by joslynmartinez March 1, This book is about a boy named Jeffrey but they called him maniac magee cause he didn't have a home so he would sleep in different places.
Jeffery didn't have a home because his parents died. Then one day a girl named Amanda [who was african american] ran into maniac magee on her way to school. They talked and the Amanda gave him one of her books so he can read it.
Soon after that they became friends and amanda allowed him to live at her house. Maniac was a good house guest he cleaned the house and took Amanda's little brothers showers even though they hated showers.
I believe Maniac Magee had some obstacles in his life. Some of Maniacs obstacles was to overcome fear and he shouldn't care about his color. I think Maniac Magee got over these obstacles by showing people that it shouldn't matter what color they are they still are all people and they can all get along.
I think the author was trying to get me to understand that it shouldn't matter what color u are because we are all the same people. Also we have many obstacles and fears in life and that we shouldn't be scared or run away from our problems. I think Maniac had many adventures because he has been sleeping place to place cause he didn't have a home to stay in. I can relate to Maniac Magee because he had to step out of his comfort zone to show people what skills he has. I felt what Maniac Magee felt,he felt brave.
A time i felt brave was when i became friends with a girl that was new to our school i also helped her find her classes. I related to Maniac Magee because he was brave when he asked amanda for one of her books even though he barely met her that day.
In my opinion this was a good book to read i'm glad i took 30 minutes out of my day to read this book. This was my favorite part because it shows that Amanda is there for Maniac when he needs her. It also proves that she is a really good friend. My favorite character was Amanda. She was my favorite because she was being a really good friend to Maniac because she gave him a house to live in and not only was she a fiend she was also family.
If i could change something in th book i would change the bullying and make them all friends. I would recommend this book to others. I Recommend this book to others because this book was a really good book and i think anyone will like i and be interested. Any type of person should read this book because a lot of people might like it unless u dont like to read then you should read this book.
Adult Written by phillipc February 12, Exiting book This book tells you about a kid that wanders off to the african american side of their state and learns how to be part of them. Parent Written by nikkyreyes February 1, Adult Written by [email protected] December 16, When his parents died he went to his Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan to live but until he was tired of this aunt and uncle not talking to each other.
They went to church but Aunt Dot sat in one bench and Uncle Dan sat in the other. So by that time he ran away and never knew he was going to get to Two Mills which is a little town divided into two directions the East End and the West End.
When he got to Two Mills which he never knew it was a town named like that he meet a girl named Amanda Beale and her suitcase of books. Maniac goes back and forth between the East and West End, making a few friends, but mostly enemies, and for some reason never really noticing that the West End is entirely white and the East End is entirely black. When the Beales realizes that Maniac is homeless, they take him in as a member of their family.
Life is great for a while, but eventually the East Enders start getting him down. See, not everyone loves the idea of a white kid living with a black family in a black neighborhood.
So Maniac after a quick detour solving Cobble's Knot takes off. Until the Beales family meets a person name Grayson he was like a father to Maniac until he learned how to read and read stories to Maniac. They celebrate Chrismas and Thanks giving together until something happened Grayson dies and Maniac stays alone again.
While he walks miles and miles and founds this two little brothers named Piper and Russell but he never knew that John Mcnab the giant is there brother.
Giant Mcnab thought that Maniac had kidnapped his brother but he never did. Maniac doesn't know it yet, but Two Mills is a divided town. Okay, well, maybe the name should have been a clue. Maniac's first stop is the East End, where he meets Amanda Beale and her suitcase of books. Maniac goes back and forth between the East and West End, making a few friends, but mostly enemies, and for some reason never really noticing that the West End is entirely white and the East End is entirely black.
When the Beales realizes that Maniac is homeless, they take him in as a member of their family. Life is great for a while, but eventually the East Enders start getting him down. See, not everyone loves the idea of a white kid living with a black family in a black neighborhood.
So Maniac after a quick detour solving Cobble's Knot takes off. Long story short, he moves in with a buffalo family and then meets Earl Grayson, a washed-up former minor leaguer.
Things are really hunky dory for a while: Maniac's got a dad, Grayson learns to read, they celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas. And then Grayson dies. And Maniac is alone. Past Titles. Past Authors. Past Books by Grade Level. Printer-friendly version. Maniac Magee Last updated Monday, July 25, This is a chapter book that you won? Aim to read through the end of chapter 8 although you do not need to reach that point, and you may skip certain chapters to reach chapters seven and eight , and tell the children that the book will be placed into their library if they would like to check it out and read the rest.
Remember that the children are not to do the read-aloud, however. What do you do when you feel overwhelmed? What do you think Maniac does based on the cover? How does this part set up the story to be about an amazing kid? What do you think this kid has done? Chapter One? What would you do if you saw a boy running around in the street like that?
Chapter Three? If you had a suitcase to carry all of your most important belongings, what would you carry? What books would be in there - any? Chapter Four? Have you ever made a verb or a noun out of a proper noun, like having the?
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