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Maniac Magee

By Jerry Spinelli
Hardcover
$18.80
By Jerry Spinelli
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A deeply moving middle grade novel about a boy fed up with his life, so he runs. Grappling with real-world issues of racism and difficult upbringings, Maniac Magee learns how he can change the world one step at a time, reminding readers that there is no action too small to make a difference.

Growing up, Jerry Spinelli was really serious about baseball. He played for the Green Sox Little League team in his hometown of Norristown, Pennsylvania, and dreamed of one day playing for the major leagues, preferably as shortstop for the New York Yankees.

One night during high school, Spinelli watched the football team win an exciting game against one of the best teams in the country. While everyone else rode about town tooting horns in celebration, Spinelli went home and wrote “Goal to Go...

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