num_pages: 184
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.
language: English
title: Maniac Magee
titlecomplete: Maniac Magee
characters: Maniac Magee
genres: Classics, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Read For School, School, Contemporary, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 123904
places: Pennsylvania, Two Mills, Pennsylvania, The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Charlotte Award, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Nene Award, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Massachusetts Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award
category: Grades 6-8, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
category: Jugendbuch, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: William Allen White Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Scholastic