Maniac Magee
User reviews
Funny,sad,exiting
(Updated: July 22, 2026)
Overall rating
5.0
Plot
5.0
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Reader reviewed by G
Jeffrey Lionel Magee's perents die in a high-speed trolley exident.Then he is sipped off toAunt Dot and Uncle Dan.Aunt dot and Uncle Dan are stirct Catholicks,and they hated each other.
But they would not get a divorse.So Jeffrey runs away,and goes back to his town,when he orives he des some ENASIMG stuff.This book gets Five stars. *****
Jeffrey Lionel Magee's perents die in a high-speed trolley exident.Then he is sipped off toAunt Dot and Uncle Dan.Aunt dot and Uncle Dan are stirct Catholicks,and they hated each other.
But they would not get a divorse.So Jeffrey runs away,and goes back to his town,when he orives he des some ENASIMG stuff.This book gets Five stars. *****
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Guest
okay book
(Updated: July 22, 2026)
Overall rating
3.0
Plot
3.0
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Reader reviewed by kat
I thank it's an okay book becouse I think it was elaberated on a little to much.Also becouse this book tells you about alot of bad things like,maniacs parents and how they died.However I did enjoy this book!
I thank it's an okay book becouse I think it was elaberated on a little to much.Also becouse this book tells you about alot of bad things like,maniacs parents and how they died.However I did enjoy this book!
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Guest
funny
(Updated: July 22, 2026)
Overall rating
5.0
Plot
5.0
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Reader reviewed by stefan
I think the book was funy and sad,but it also taght me aleson.It is also very esy toread.I think it woud be a good book for thred graters and up.last of all I think it coud teach outher kids a leson to.
I think the book was funy and sad,but it also taght me aleson.It is also very esy toread.I think it woud be a good book for thred graters and up.last of all I think it coud teach outher kids a leson to.
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Guest
Weird...
(Updated: July 22, 2026)
Overall rating
3.0
Plot
3.0
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Reader reviewed by Susan/Mrs.Fleming's Class
I personnaly don't think that it is a good book. I sometimes don't understnad it. I do understnd,however, that this was a long time ago because blacks and whites were seperate. Magee is a boy who's parents die in a trolly crash, and he runs away from his aunt and uncle-his only living kin. He sort of joins the whites and the blacks together. He can run really fast, and is good at baseball. Magee meets this girl and gets this book from her because he likes to read. It's kinda sad when he's in that shed waiting pateintly for death.
I personnaly don't think that it is a good book. I sometimes don't understnad it. I do understnd,however, that this was a long time ago because blacks and whites were seperate. Magee is a boy who's parents die in a trolly crash, and he runs away from his aunt and uncle-his only living kin. He sort of joins the whites and the blacks together. He can run really fast, and is good at baseball. Magee meets this girl and gets this book from her because he likes to read. It's kinda sad when he's in that shed waiting pateintly for death.
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Guest
Maniac Magee
(Updated: July 22, 2026)
Overall rating
3.0
Plot
3.0
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Reader reviewed by Bj
Maniac Magee is about a boy who was an orohan who was shiped to his nearest relatives Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan then he ran to Two Mills Pa. when he met a girl named Amanda Beale not knowing she would soon be his sister.He encounters a white kid named John McNab Who lives on the west end (which was 4 whites and Mars Bar a black kid who lives on the west end (which was 4 blacks) if you want to know more go to your local library and check out this book
Maniac Magee is about a boy who was an orohan who was shiped to his nearest relatives Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan then he ran to Two Mills Pa. when he met a girl named Amanda Beale not knowing she would soon be his sister.He encounters a white kid named John McNab Who lives on the west end (which was 4 whites and Mars Bar a black kid who lives on the west end (which was 4 blacks) if you want to know more go to your local library and check out this book
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Guest
The Greatest Book Ever
(Updated: July 22, 2026)
Overall rating
5.0
Plot
5.0
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Reader reviewed by Caroline Walker Siorek
I liked the book because it was adventuresous and exciting.It was like you would turn a corner and something more amazing would happen.I expecialy liked it when he was runing on the ralroad tracks.I bet if I tried that I would fall on my butt.I would reccomend this book to people how have not read it.
I liked the book because it was adventuresous and exciting.It was like you would turn a corner and something more amazing would happen.I expecialy liked it when he was runing on the ralroad tracks.I bet if I tried that I would fall on my butt.I would reccomend this book to people how have not read it.
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Guest
It's awesome. Mrs. Siorek's class
(Updated: July 22, 2026)
Overall rating
5.0
Plot
5.0
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Reader reviewed by Drew Shamanisky
I have just read the book, Maniac Magee. I enjoyed it a lot. My favorite part was when Maniac beat Mars Bars in a race. Maniac ran backwards for the last part of the race. It also surprised me how much the author exaggerated the scenes. I would recommend this book to my friends.
I have just read the book, Maniac Magee. I enjoyed it a lot. My favorite part was when Maniac beat Mars Bars in a race. Maniac ran backwards for the last part of the race. It also surprised me how much the author exaggerated the scenes. I would recommend this book to my friends.
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Guest
Funny and Exciting
(Updated: July 22, 2026)
Overall rating
3.0
Plot
3.0
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Reader reviewed by Evan Reid Siorek's class
I read a book,"Maniac Magee", and I thought it was alright.I would not pay $5.00 or more for it,however.The book was funny,smart,and the vocabulary is excellent.On a scale of one to five,I'd say its about a three.
I read a book,"Maniac Magee", and I thought it was alright.I would not pay $5.00 or more for it,however.The book was funny,smart,and the vocabulary is excellent.On a scale of one to five,I'd say its about a three.
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Guest
full of figurative language
(Updated: July 22, 2026)
Overall rating
4.0
Plot
4.0
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Reader reviewed by Whitney Williams Mrs. Siorek's class
Maniac Magee is a very good book. The figurative language is extraordinary. Maniac Magee is a book that can inspire people. That is why I think Maniac Magee is a good book
Maniac Magee is a very good book. The figurative language is extraordinary. Maniac Magee is a book that can inspire people. That is why I think Maniac Magee is a good book
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Guest
A sequal is needed
(Updated: July 22, 2026)
Overall rating
4.0
Plot
4.0
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Reader reviewed by Justin Rafanan in Mrs. Siorek's class
I just read one very exciting story about a boy. I loved the way the author got your attention with the amount of exaggeration there was. I like the way the author put this story when blacks and whites didn't like each other. I really do hope the author will make a sequal of the book. It was a wonderful story.
I just read one very exciting story about a boy. I loved the way the author got your attention with the amount of exaggeration there was. I like the way the author put this story when blacks and whites didn't like each other. I really do hope the author will make a sequal of the book. It was a wonderful story.
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Guest
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