Maniac Magee was born with the name of Jeffery Lionel Magee (Spinelli, 5). After his parents died in a bus crash, he went to live with his Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan, who hated each other (6). His last night of a normal life was at his school chorus, when he started screaming in the middle of a song (7). He ran away from his old life and onto his new life of running. He started off in Hollidaysburg, where he first met Amanda Beale (10). Maniac Magee rescued Arnold Jones from Finsterwall's yard (18-19). He ran from the dump, the tracks, the creek, and stayed at the Pickwell's house for dinner (20). Maniac meets John McNab by being the first kid to play frogball and beat him (25-26). He runs into McNab and the Cobras, and runs from them all the way to East End (30-32). Maniac meets Mars Bar Thompson (33).
Works Cited:
Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee. 1990.
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(It was actually a trolley.) Thanks for all of the details, but explain Maniac's character through them. One more picky item - please check your citation at the bottom.
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