Title: Maniac Magee
First published: 1990
Description: 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.
Subjects: Fiction, Juvenile works, Juvenile fiction, athletes, folklore, orphans, Juvenile Fiction - Family - Orphans & Foster Homes, Juvenile Fiction - Social Themes - Runaways, Juvenile Fiction - Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism, Legends, Newbery Medal, Sports, Running, Sports stories, Heroes, Death, Runaway children, Parents, Friendship, Race relations, Prejudices, Wit and humor, Children's fiction, Athletics, fiction, Race, Large type books, Children's stories, American, Children's literature, award:Newbery_award, lexile:820, lexile_range:801-900, age:min:9, age:max:11