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Maniac Magee is a novel written by American author Jerry Spinelli and published in 1990. Exploring themes of racism and inequality, it follows the story of an orphan boy looking for a home in the fictional town of Two Mills. Two Mills is harshly segregated between the East and West, blacks and whites.
Maniac Magee is a television film made for the Nickelodeon network, based on the novel of the same name by Jerry Spinelli. [1] The story follows twelve-year-old Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee, an orphaned runaway with many extraordinary and athletic talents, who arrives in a town divided with racial conflict.
Jerry Spinelli (born February 1, 1941) [1] is an American writer of children's novels that feature adolescence and early adulthood. His novels include Maniac Magee , [ 2 ] Stargirl , and Wringer . Biography
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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It states that "Jerry [Spinelli] was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He lived in a brick row house in a neighborhood that later became a model for Two Mills, the town in Maniac Magee." Hopefully this book will have another reference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maniacmagee (talk • contribs) 15:09, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
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.