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Maniac Magee (Newbery Medal Winner)
Contributor(s): Spinelli, Jerry (Author)

ISBN: 0316807222 ISBN-13: 9780316807227
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 1990
Annotation: Maniac Magee comes home! Little, Brown and Company takes great pleasure and pride in announcing that, effective immediately, we will be the sole publisher of the paperback edition of Jerry Spinelli's classic Newbery Medal winner, Maniac Magee. It has been eight years since Maniac Magee won both the prestigious Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and the Newbery Medal, and its popularity among young readers remains undiminished. The story of a boy who finds himself when he runs away from an intolerable situation continues to reverberate with humor and truth.

To celebrate the publication of the paperback edition of Maniac Magee, we have decided to repackage the other wildly popular Spinelli novels on our list. Look for new covers on Space Station Seventh Grade, Jason and Marceline, and Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? These new covers will attract a whole new generation to the novels of one of the most engaging talents writing for young people today.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Runaways

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 89027144

Age Level: 10-13

Grade Level: 5-8

Lexile Measure: 820(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.74" W x 8.58" L (0.70 lbs) 184 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Topical - Friendship

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Awards: Nevada Young Readers' Award, Winner, Intermediate, 1993
Nene Award, Winner, Children's Fiction, 1996
Delaware Diamonds Award, Winner, Grades 3-5, 1993
Land of Enchantment Book Award, Winner, Children/Young Adult, 1992
Newbery Medal, Winner, Children's, 1991
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, Winner, Fiction or Poetry, 1990
Young Reader's Choice Award, Winner, Grades 4-8, 1993

Review Citations: Booklist 10/01/1992 pg. 341
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1990 - Superior,Well Above Average
Publishers Weekly 05/11/1990
School Library Journal 06/01/1990

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 5075
Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
A Newbery Medal winning modern classic about a racially divided small town and a boy who runs.

Jeffrey Lionel Maniac Magee might have lived a normal life if a freak accident hadn't made him an orphan. After living with his unhappy and uptight aunt and uncle for eight years, he decides to run--and not just run away, but run. This is where the myth of Maniac Magee begins, as he changes the lives of a racially divided small town with his amazing and legendary feats.

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