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Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee is an orphan and finds himself in Two Mills, where he becomes a local legend while trying to find a home. He has astonishing athletic abilities, runs everywhere he goes, can untie any knot, is allergic to pizza, and crosses the barrier between the East End and West End as if blind to racial distinction.
Maniac Magee is a television film made for the Nickelodeon network, based on the novel of the same name by Jerry Spinelli. [1] ... blacks on East End, whites on West End.
Maniac Magee: Magee runs around and lives in a couple parts of this racially divided town. Tylerton Frederik Pohl: The Tunnel under the World: U ; Ulthar: H.P. Lovecraft: The Cats of Ulthar: Unthank Alasdair Gray: A Life in Four Books: Utopia: Thomas More: Utopia (book) the 1516 book The book coined the term "Utopia", meaning an ideal city or ...
Spinelli was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, [3] and currently lives in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.At the age of 16, his love of sports inspired him to compose a poem about a recent football victory, which his father published in the local newspaper without his knowledge.
In Jerry Spinelli's young adult novel Maniac Magee, the main character, Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee, enjoys eating Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets. The story is set in the fictional town of Two Mills, Pennsylvania, which is based on real-life Norristown , northwest of Philadelphia, where Spinelli grew up.
Michael Anthony Angarano (born December 3, 1987) is an American actor. He became known for his roles in the film Music of the Heart (1999) and the television series Cover Me (2000–2001), as well as for playing a recurring role as Elliott in the sitcom Will & Grace.
Wringer was praised by critics for its ability to address deep issues for middle schoolers, as did its precursor, Maniac Magee.In a School Library Journal review of Wringer, Tim Rausch cited the novel for "Humor, suspense, a bird with a personality, and a moral dilemma familiar to everyone," characters who are "memorable, convincing, and both endearing and villainous," and a "riveting plot."
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