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Maniac Magee (Newbery Medal Winner) Hardback - 1990
by Jerry Spinelli
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Readers largely commend Maniac Magee for its classroom value and thoughtful handling of race and community, with some calling it brilliant. Critics—often adults—fault the hero as implausibly gifted and burdened with a savior complex. The Beale and Pickwell families and the novel’s welcoming sense of community earn consistent praise, and the book appears to land most strongly with middle-grade readers.
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- Title Maniac Magee (Newbery Medal Winner)
- Author Jerry Spinelli
- Binding Hardback
- Edition Later Printing
- Pages 184
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Publication date 1990-04-02
- ISBN 9780316807227 / 0316807222
- Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
- Dimensions 8.58 x 5.74 x 0.75 in (21.79 x 14.58 x 1.91 cm)
- Age range 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 820
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Geographic Orientation: Pennsylvania
- Topical: Coming of Age
- Topical: Friendship
- Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Library of Congress subjects Sports, Orphans
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 89027144
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- Booklist, 10/01/1992, Page 341
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/1990, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 05/11/1990, Page 0
- School Library Journal, 06/01/1990, Page 0
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