Maniac Magee is about a boy whose parents died in a car crash, so he went to live with his aunt and uncle and he ends up running away because they fight all the time. Magee runs all the way to a town called Two Mills, where he meets a girl and she ends up being his friend. Magee ends up living at a zoo in a cage, and he plays baseball and hits alot of homeruns so he get picked on by some bullies at school.

I liked like book as well. It was kind of sad because Magee had a tough life and it seemed like everyone picked on him. Im glad he did have one friend though. I think alot of students would enjoy this book.

I would have the children read this and write a paper as to why we dont bully, and then we would go and play a game of baseball on a pretty day.

I loved this book. This is about a 12 year-old orphan who has runaway from his cold, and unloving aunt and uncle. In his quest for aplace to call home, Jeffrey learns that it's not the color of a person's skin that matters; it's what's inside a person's heart that means the most and he tries to teach that to all he meets.

This novel is a good example of realistic fiction because the events that take place in this book could happen, such as having your parents die and having to live with your fighting aunt and uncle, and running away because of it; but the events in this book did not really happen. ( )

Awesome book about a runaway ragamuffin kid who struggles with love, the difference between black skin and white-why can't they mix?-, and, most of all, the significance of home. I recommend this book for fourth to sixth graders. ( )

This is the story of a young, homeless white boy who comes into a town that is extremely segregated. This boy was named Jeremy "Maniac" Magee because he was extremely athletic and the kids thought he was different. He meet a young girl named Amanda, while she was reading a book on the road to school. She was an African American, and her family found out he was homeless. They took him in and he stayed with them until the neighborhood was mad and wanted him to leave because of his color. This book goes through him discovering what is truly important about people and people discovering that through him.

This is a fantastic book. It is very visual and the dialogue is great. It is perfect to read out loud to a class. There are many funny parts along with many serious parts that catches the attention of the students. Also, the authors use of imagery is fantastic and it is almost like watching a movie. The metaphors are easy for the students to understand as well. I am reading this book out loud to a 5th grade class now.

I would definately use this book to introduce segregation to the class and the Civil Rights Movement to the students. It is an easy book for kids to get into and relate to the main character. It would also be a good book for kids to do a project over segregation. ( )