MONEY HUNGRY
By: Sharon Flake
This book is about a girl named Rasberry Hill who’s trying to save up enough money so that she and her mom will never have to live on the streets in the projects .And she gets in trouble almost every day for selling her knock off stuff in school .She also lives in this home with some boys that are discussing boys who always get her in trouble.
I liked this book because it’s really serious, but it can be funny at times. Also this book was kind of sad, so if you don’t like sad books I wouldn’t recommend it for you.
-Sherman C.
Showing posts with label Realistic Fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Realistic Fiction. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Monday, September 14, 2009
Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie
Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie
by Jordan Sonnenblick
Steven's life seems pretty typical for a middle school student; his days are filled with school, drums, his lifelong crush on Renee, and his annoying little brother. All of that changes when he finds out that his brother has been diagnosed with cancer. Over the course of his 8th grade year, Steven learns things about life that an eighth grader should not have to know. He becomes a protector of his brother and a shoulder to lean on for his weary mother, while still trying to maintain his everyday life. In doing all of that, he learns what life is really about.
Even though the book's plot is burdened with Jeffrey's sickness, there are some lighter subplots, like Steven's interest in and talent for playing the drums. The reader never loses the voice of the narrator, which is a true depiction of a middle school boy. This book is so laugh-out-loud funny that sometimes it's easy to forget that the narrator's brother has been diagnosed with leukemia.
A must read for everyone!
-Ms. Fields
by Jordan Sonnenblick
Steven's life seems pretty typical for a middle school student; his days are filled with school, drums, his lifelong crush on Renee, and his annoying little brother. All of that changes when he finds out that his brother has been diagnosed with cancer. Over the course of his 8th grade year, Steven learns things about life that an eighth grader should not have to know. He becomes a protector of his brother and a shoulder to lean on for his weary mother, while still trying to maintain his everyday life. In doing all of that, he learns what life is really about.
Even though the book's plot is burdened with Jeffrey's sickness, there are some lighter subplots, like Steven's interest in and talent for playing the drums. The reader never loses the voice of the narrator, which is a true depiction of a middle school boy. This book is so laugh-out-loud funny that sometimes it's easy to forget that the narrator's brother has been diagnosed with leukemia.
A must read for everyone!
-Ms. Fields
Monday, August 31, 2009
LeRoy and the Old Man
LeRoy and the Old Man
By W.E. Butterworth
When LeRoy witnesses a gang stabbing, his mother sends him to Mississippi to live with his grandfather until things calm down. At first, LeRoy thinks this is going to be awful, but his grandfather turns out to be more interesting than he expected. LeRoy learns to run a shrimp boat in the Gulf of Mexico and to drive a truck for the first time. LeRoy and his grandfather begin to form a tight bond, which is suddenly in danger of ripping apart when LeRoy’s father comes back into town and asks LeRoy to choose between what is right and what is easy. This is a great story about family and making the right choices when life is hard.
By W.E. Butterworth
When LeRoy witnesses a gang stabbing, his mother sends him to Mississippi to live with his grandfather until things calm down. At first, LeRoy thinks this is going to be awful, but his grandfather turns out to be more interesting than he expected. LeRoy learns to run a shrimp boat in the Gulf of Mexico and to drive a truck for the first time. LeRoy and his grandfather begin to form a tight bond, which is suddenly in danger of ripping apart when LeRoy’s father comes back into town and asks LeRoy to choose between what is right and what is easy. This is a great story about family and making the right choices when life is hard.
Al Capone Does my Shirts
Al Capone Does My Shirts
By Gennifer Choldenko
Moose hasn’t committed any crime, but he still finds himself forced to live on Alcatraz Island, America’s most famous prison and home to such criminals as the gangster Al Capone. While Moose just wants to play baseball and try to forget about living next door to criminals, his sister, Natalie, needs him to help her while she tries, fails, and tries again to be accepted into a school which can address her special needs. As if Natalie doesn’t make Moose stressed out enough, Moose gets roped in to some schemes with the other children on the island, including the sneaky daughter of the warden, Piper. It’s the Great Depression, and people are out of work everywhere. Will Moose be the reason his father loses his job? Will Natalie ever have a place she will feel at home? Will Al Capone break all the rules of the prison to help Moose? Read the book and find out!
-Ms. McConnel
By Gennifer Choldenko
Moose hasn’t committed any crime, but he still finds himself forced to live on Alcatraz Island, America’s most famous prison and home to such criminals as the gangster Al Capone. While Moose just wants to play baseball and try to forget about living next door to criminals, his sister, Natalie, needs him to help her while she tries, fails, and tries again to be accepted into a school which can address her special needs. As if Natalie doesn’t make Moose stressed out enough, Moose gets roped in to some schemes with the other children on the island, including the sneaky daughter of the warden, Piper. It’s the Great Depression, and people are out of work everywhere. Will Moose be the reason his father loses his job? Will Natalie ever have a place she will feel at home? Will Al Capone break all the rules of the prison to help Moose? Read the book and find out!
-Ms. McConnel
The Egypt Game
The Egypt Game
By Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Moving to a new town is never easy, but for April, who’s used to Hollywood, moving to live with her grandmother in a small apartment is a rough transition. April’s just waiting for her mother to send for her, once she gets her big break into the movies. In the meantime, April sticks out like a sore thumb at school: she wears big false eyelashes, and has a wild imagination. When April meets Melanie, she finds her match in imaginative powers. In a deserted old alley way, the two girls invite the Egypt Game: a world of make-believe and ancient Egyptian magic and mystery that grows increasingly real. More kids join the game, but then the unthinkable happens: a child in the neighborhood is murdered. Will one of the “Egyptians” be next? I loved this book when I was a student, and re-reading it reminded me just how exciting and suspenseful the story is!
-Ms. McConnel
By Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Moving to a new town is never easy, but for April, who’s used to Hollywood, moving to live with her grandmother in a small apartment is a rough transition. April’s just waiting for her mother to send for her, once she gets her big break into the movies. In the meantime, April sticks out like a sore thumb at school: she wears big false eyelashes, and has a wild imagination. When April meets Melanie, she finds her match in imaginative powers. In a deserted old alley way, the two girls invite the Egypt Game: a world of make-believe and ancient Egyptian magic and mystery that grows increasingly real. More kids join the game, but then the unthinkable happens: a child in the neighborhood is murdered. Will one of the “Egyptians” be next? I loved this book when I was a student, and re-reading it reminded me just how exciting and suspenseful the story is!
-Ms. McConnel
Dovey Coe
Dovey Coe
By Frances O’Roark Dowell
Dovey is 12 years old, a bit of a rebel, and on trial for murder. Her sister, Caroline, spent the summer being wooed by the richest boy in town, Parnell. Dovey hates Parnell, and has not made any secret of her feelings for him. Is it any wonder, then, that when she is discovered at the scene of the murder, she is the only suspect? Dovey is a great character who will jump off the pages of the book and into your mind. This book is a quick read, and very enjoyable.
-Ms. McConnel
By Frances O’Roark Dowell
Dovey is 12 years old, a bit of a rebel, and on trial for murder. Her sister, Caroline, spent the summer being wooed by the richest boy in town, Parnell. Dovey hates Parnell, and has not made any secret of her feelings for him. Is it any wonder, then, that when she is discovered at the scene of the murder, she is the only suspect? Dovey is a great character who will jump off the pages of the book and into your mind. This book is a quick read, and very enjoyable.
-Ms. McConnel
Tangerine
Tangerine
By Edward Bloor
Paul Fisher is legally blind, but that doesn’t stop him from playing soccer. With the help of extra strong glasses, Paul can see just fine, as long as you don’t sneak up behind him. A malicious “accident” caused Paul’s blindness, and readers are kept wondering what really happened until the end of the book. Paul’s brother, Eric, is a football star, and Paul’s parents don’t come to any soccer games because they are always cheering Eric on. In their new home of Tangerine, Florida, both boys start to grow and to create lives for themselves, but tragedy just keeps striking, like the lightning that kills a boy at football practice. This is a wonderful book for anyone who has ever felt just a little bit different.
-Ms. McConnel
Paul is a boy who moves from Houston, Texas to Tangerine, Florida. He is legally blind but can see with glasses. He lives in an expensive neighborhood and goes to an expensive school. Then, one rainy day, a big sink hole opened up and gobbled up the seventh grade trailers. He has to go to a much older, worn-down school. Paul wasn't always blind. He does not remember who or what made him blind. Does he find out?This is a story filled with ups and downs, twists and turns. If you hang on for the ride, you will be amazed at how it all turns out.
-L. Hall
"Tangerine" is a book about a kid named Paul Fisher. He has a brother who his dad watches play football all the time. Paul is blind, but he play soccer (goalie). At the beginning he is moving from Houston, Texas, to Tangerine, Florida. When he gets there many weird things happen. A kid on his brother's football team is struck down by lightning, and another boy, the inventor of the Golden Dawn Tangerine, is hit by someone and dies. While Paul is in Tangerine he finds out things about how we was blinded and more.If you want to find out more of what happens in "Tangerine", you'll have to read the book! This book has amazed me and made me want to keep it. When I got to the end, I wanted it to just keep going.
-J. Clemson
By Edward Bloor
Paul Fisher is legally blind, but that doesn’t stop him from playing soccer. With the help of extra strong glasses, Paul can see just fine, as long as you don’t sneak up behind him. A malicious “accident” caused Paul’s blindness, and readers are kept wondering what really happened until the end of the book. Paul’s brother, Eric, is a football star, and Paul’s parents don’t come to any soccer games because they are always cheering Eric on. In their new home of Tangerine, Florida, both boys start to grow and to create lives for themselves, but tragedy just keeps striking, like the lightning that kills a boy at football practice. This is a wonderful book for anyone who has ever felt just a little bit different.
-Ms. McConnel
Paul is a boy who moves from Houston, Texas to Tangerine, Florida. He is legally blind but can see with glasses. He lives in an expensive neighborhood and goes to an expensive school. Then, one rainy day, a big sink hole opened up and gobbled up the seventh grade trailers. He has to go to a much older, worn-down school. Paul wasn't always blind. He does not remember who or what made him blind. Does he find out?This is a story filled with ups and downs, twists and turns. If you hang on for the ride, you will be amazed at how it all turns out.
-L. Hall
"Tangerine" is a book about a kid named Paul Fisher. He has a brother who his dad watches play football all the time. Paul is blind, but he play soccer (goalie). At the beginning he is moving from Houston, Texas, to Tangerine, Florida. When he gets there many weird things happen. A kid on his brother's football team is struck down by lightning, and another boy, the inventor of the Golden Dawn Tangerine, is hit by someone and dies. While Paul is in Tangerine he finds out things about how we was blinded and more.If you want to find out more of what happens in "Tangerine", you'll have to read the book! This book has amazed me and made me want to keep it. When I got to the end, I wanted it to just keep going.
-J. Clemson
I got a "D" in Salami
I Got a “D” in Salami
By Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Hank is having a hard time at school, and he is determined to win the spelling competition to prove he isn’t stupid. Even though he spends lots of time studying, the words just don’t seem to stick in his brain, and his teacher sends him home with a “D” on his report card in spelling, and math, and reading. Hank doesn’t want to tell his parents about the report card, and somehow, it ends up in the meat shredder at his mom’s deli. Once Hank starts lying, though, things get out of control, and that shredded report card just may cost his mother her job. Hank is an incredibly relatable character, and the trouble he has in school will be recognized by many students.
-Ms. McConnel
By Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Hank is having a hard time at school, and he is determined to win the spelling competition to prove he isn’t stupid. Even though he spends lots of time studying, the words just don’t seem to stick in his brain, and his teacher sends him home with a “D” on his report card in spelling, and math, and reading. Hank doesn’t want to tell his parents about the report card, and somehow, it ends up in the meat shredder at his mom’s deli. Once Hank starts lying, though, things get out of control, and that shredded report card just may cost his mother her job. Hank is an incredibly relatable character, and the trouble he has in school will be recognized by many students.
-Ms. McConnel
Becoming Naomi Leon
Becoming Naomi Leon
By Pam Munoz Ryan
Naomi and her brother Owen have been living quite happily with their Gram in the city of Lemon Tree. All that changes when Naomi’s mother comes back into the picture. After abandoning her children years ago, she suddenly wants Naomi to come live with her. In a fit of desperation, Gram decides that they must go look for the children’s father in Mexico, the father that neither Naomi or Owen remember at all. The journey takes them into Mexico, and Naomi begins to discover more about herself and her own dreams than she had thought possible: in fact, she realizes that she does have the heart of the lion she is named for. This is a beautiful book, and Naomi is a character you can really cheer for.
-Ms. McConnel
By Pam Munoz Ryan
Naomi and her brother Owen have been living quite happily with their Gram in the city of Lemon Tree. All that changes when Naomi’s mother comes back into the picture. After abandoning her children years ago, she suddenly wants Naomi to come live with her. In a fit of desperation, Gram decides that they must go look for the children’s father in Mexico, the father that neither Naomi or Owen remember at all. The journey takes them into Mexico, and Naomi begins to discover more about herself and her own dreams than she had thought possible: in fact, she realizes that she does have the heart of the lion she is named for. This is a beautiful book, and Naomi is a character you can really cheer for.
-Ms. McConnel
How to Steal a Dog
How to Steal a Dog
by Barbara O'Conner
At the beginning, there is a family that lives in their car. It's just the mom and her two kids, since the dad left a few months before. When the dad left, the family was living in an apartment, but he took all their money except for a jar filled with one dollar bills. Obviously, that wasn't enough to keep their apartment, so they ended up in the car. The daughter decides to steal a dog to collect the reward money and help her family.I think this book was very good. It was also exciting. Whenever she left to go steal the dog, you always wonder what will happen next. I also like this book because it tells about things that really happen in real life. Read this book to find out what happens!
-B. Clark
by Barbara O'Conner
At the beginning, there is a family that lives in their car. It's just the mom and her two kids, since the dad left a few months before. When the dad left, the family was living in an apartment, but he took all their money except for a jar filled with one dollar bills. Obviously, that wasn't enough to keep their apartment, so they ended up in the car. The daughter decides to steal a dog to collect the reward money and help her family.I think this book was very good. It was also exciting. Whenever she left to go steal the dog, you always wonder what will happen next. I also like this book because it tells about things that really happen in real life. Read this book to find out what happens!
-B. Clark
The Breadwinner
The Breadwinner
By Deborah Ellis
Parvana lives in modern Afghanistan, and her life has been shattered over and over again. First there were the bombings which forced her family to move and give up many of their belongings. Then, for no reason, the new government arrests her father, making the family virtually helpless. Because of the rules of the Taliban government, women can not work, and rarely leave the home. Parvana is young enough that she can pass for a boy, so her mother and sister help her to create a disguise so she can earn money to support them during their father’s imprisonment. As a boy, Parvana sees things she has never seen before, and even helps save the life of a stranger. This is a wonderful book which leaves the reader wanting to know more (and yes, there is a sequel!)
-Ms. McConnel
By Deborah Ellis
Parvana lives in modern Afghanistan, and her life has been shattered over and over again. First there were the bombings which forced her family to move and give up many of their belongings. Then, for no reason, the new government arrests her father, making the family virtually helpless. Because of the rules of the Taliban government, women can not work, and rarely leave the home. Parvana is young enough that she can pass for a boy, so her mother and sister help her to create a disguise so she can earn money to support them during their father’s imprisonment. As a boy, Parvana sees things she has never seen before, and even helps save the life of a stranger. This is a wonderful book which leaves the reader wanting to know more (and yes, there is a sequel!)
-Ms. McConnel
Charlie's Story
Charlie’s Story
By Maeve Friel
Charlie has spent her life being teased and tormented by her classmates, ever since they realized she was the famous “abandoned baby” who had been dumped by her mother in a train station. Charlie tries to cope with the cruelty of her classmates, but at the same time struggles with feelings of doubt and self-loathing. She wonders if it was her fault that her mother abandoned her, and her father and the rest of her family refuse to talk about her mother or Charlie’s life before being abandoned. Charlie must unravel her own history while learning to be brave against the face of impossible cruelty. Set in Ireland, this story presents a very real picture of the true dangers of bullying, and Charlie is a flawed and genuine heroine.
-Ms. McConnel
By Maeve Friel
Charlie has spent her life being teased and tormented by her classmates, ever since they realized she was the famous “abandoned baby” who had been dumped by her mother in a train station. Charlie tries to cope with the cruelty of her classmates, but at the same time struggles with feelings of doubt and self-loathing. She wonders if it was her fault that her mother abandoned her, and her father and the rest of her family refuse to talk about her mother or Charlie’s life before being abandoned. Charlie must unravel her own history while learning to be brave against the face of impossible cruelty. Set in Ireland, this story presents a very real picture of the true dangers of bullying, and Charlie is a flawed and genuine heroine.
-Ms. McConnel
Money Hungry
Money Hungry
By Sharon Flake
Raspberry is obsessed with cash. She is constantly getting in trouble at school for her business ventures, including selling two-year old candy to her classmates. No one understands that to Raspberry, money is the only thing keeping her safe. She and her mother may live in an apartment now, but it wasn’t that long ago that they were living on the street. Will Raspberry’s “money hungry” behavior be enough to keep a roof over their heads, or will they end up on the streets…again? This is a powerful story with true-to-life situations and characters. A must-read novel!
-Ms. McConnel
By Sharon Flake
Raspberry is obsessed with cash. She is constantly getting in trouble at school for her business ventures, including selling two-year old candy to her classmates. No one understands that to Raspberry, money is the only thing keeping her safe. She and her mother may live in an apartment now, but it wasn’t that long ago that they were living on the street. Will Raspberry’s “money hungry” behavior be enough to keep a roof over their heads, or will they end up on the streets…again? This is a powerful story with true-to-life situations and characters. A must-read novel!
-Ms. McConnel
The Boys Start the War
The Boys Start the War
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Four brothers named Jake, Josh, Wally, and Peter had a great life until their best friends (who lived behind them) moved. The bad thng was three sisters named Beth, Eddie, and Caroline moved in. The boys played a trick on the girls, which made the girls play a trick on the boys. Their parents became friends, and the kids had to work together, which doesn't turn out very well.
-M. Curcio
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Four brothers named Jake, Josh, Wally, and Peter had a great life until their best friends (who lived behind them) moved. The bad thng was three sisters named Beth, Eddie, and Caroline moved in. The boys played a trick on the girls, which made the girls play a trick on the boys. Their parents became friends, and the kids had to work together, which doesn't turn out very well.
-M. Curcio
Clique
Clique
by Lisa Harrison
Massie Block is a rich 7th grader with three best friends. One day, her father's friend had to move into the Block's guest house, and he had a daughter named Claire. Claire is an everage girl with nothing in common with Massie. Massie makes some mistakes and her friends become freinds with Claire instead of her. Massie will try to win them back.
-M. Curcio
by Lisa Harrison
Massie Block is a rich 7th grader with three best friends. One day, her father's friend had to move into the Block's guest house, and he had a daughter named Claire. Claire is an everage girl with nothing in common with Massie. Massie makes some mistakes and her friends become freinds with Claire instead of her. Massie will try to win them back.
-M. Curcio
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
By Kimberly Willis Holt
Zachary Beaver claims to be the heaviest boy in the world. He also claims to have travelled all over Europe, seeing sights and having adventures. The summer he comes to Texas as a one-act side show changes everyone in the small town of Antler. Things are changing fast, and not just because of Zachary. A local boy if fighting bravely in the battlefields of Vietnam, and a local woman runs off to make her fortune in Nashville, leaving her baffled husband and son behind. This book is wonderful story, even when it turns serious. Be warned, you may need Kleenex!
-Ms. McConnel
By Kimberly Willis Holt
Zachary Beaver claims to be the heaviest boy in the world. He also claims to have travelled all over Europe, seeing sights and having adventures. The summer he comes to Texas as a one-act side show changes everyone in the small town of Antler. Things are changing fast, and not just because of Zachary. A local boy if fighting bravely in the battlefields of Vietnam, and a local woman runs off to make her fortune in Nashville, leaving her baffled husband and son behind. This book is wonderful story, even when it turns serious. Be warned, you may need Kleenex!
-Ms. McConnel
Hope was Here
Hope was Here
by Joan Bauer
Hope and her aunt Addie have never really had a stationary home. Addie is a top-notch chef and Hope is a great waitress, yet the diners they work in seem to close, forcing them to move on. After an awful experience which left them both broke and disheartened, they move from New York to a small town in Wisconsin. At first, Hope is devastated by the loss of big city life and her friends, but she soon begins to find a place for herself in the new community.Packed with Hope's wonderful outlook on life, intrigue in the race for the local mayor, and the painful absence of Hope's parents, this novel is a wonderful, realistic read. Hope if a character who makes her own way and keeps smiling despite the curves life throws at her.
-Ms. McConnel
by Joan Bauer
Hope and her aunt Addie have never really had a stationary home. Addie is a top-notch chef and Hope is a great waitress, yet the diners they work in seem to close, forcing them to move on. After an awful experience which left them both broke and disheartened, they move from New York to a small town in Wisconsin. At first, Hope is devastated by the loss of big city life and her friends, but she soon begins to find a place for herself in the new community.Packed with Hope's wonderful outlook on life, intrigue in the race for the local mayor, and the painful absence of Hope's parents, this novel is a wonderful, realistic read. Hope if a character who makes her own way and keeps smiling despite the curves life throws at her.
-Ms. McConnel
Schooled
Schooled
by Gordon Korman
Capricorn Anderson has lived with his grandmother Rain on a commune his whole life. Suddenly, because of a fall and the need for his grandmother to be hospitalized, the home-schooled, long-haired, tie-dyed, corn-husk sandal wearer is dumped into a regular middle school. Talk about culture shock. Capricorn has lived his whole life without telephones, television, iPods, money, or friends.Because it is a tradition at Caverage to elect the weirdest kid in school to be eighth grade president, guess who fits the bill? Clueless about everything related to the position Capricorn still takes the job very seriously. So the evil kid's plans backfire as Capricorn in his totally naïve but personable way wins over the student body.A book which brings up serious questions about identity, bullying, and peer pressure with lots of humor and great characters.
-Mr. Dale
by Gordon Korman
Capricorn Anderson has lived with his grandmother Rain on a commune his whole life. Suddenly, because of a fall and the need for his grandmother to be hospitalized, the home-schooled, long-haired, tie-dyed, corn-husk sandal wearer is dumped into a regular middle school. Talk about culture shock. Capricorn has lived his whole life without telephones, television, iPods, money, or friends.Because it is a tradition at Caverage to elect the weirdest kid in school to be eighth grade president, guess who fits the bill? Clueless about everything related to the position Capricorn still takes the job very seriously. So the evil kid's plans backfire as Capricorn in his totally naïve but personable way wins over the student body.A book which brings up serious questions about identity, bullying, and peer pressure with lots of humor and great characters.
-Mr. Dale
Friday, August 28, 2009
Jazmin's Notebook
Jazmin's Notebook
by Nikki Grimes
Jazmin's daddy loved jazz music, which is how she got her name. Jazmin loves music, but more than that, she loves writing: poetry, stories, journals, she simply can't get enough! Even though she has been in a series of foster homes and is now living with her older sister, Jazmin has a bright outlook on life and a strong desire to get out of the projects and really make something of herself one day.This is a wonderful, quick read about a character with a lot of spunk in some pretty awful situations. Jazmin is realistic, the kind of character you may wish you knew in real life. A powerful story.
-Ms. McConnel
by Nikki Grimes
Jazmin's daddy loved jazz music, which is how she got her name. Jazmin loves music, but more than that, she loves writing: poetry, stories, journals, she simply can't get enough! Even though she has been in a series of foster homes and is now living with her older sister, Jazmin has a bright outlook on life and a strong desire to get out of the projects and really make something of herself one day.This is a wonderful, quick read about a character with a lot of spunk in some pretty awful situations. Jazmin is realistic, the kind of character you may wish you knew in real life. A powerful story.
-Ms. McConnel
Maniac Magee
Maniac Magee
by Jerry Spinelli
Maniac Magee wasn't always called Maniac. His parents named him Jeffrey, but his parents died in a tragic accident when Jeffrey was only three years old. Jeffrey became known as Maniac because of his bravery and how fast he could run. All the kids wanted to be like Maniac, but no one knew the real truth: he was lonely, frightened, and living out on the streets.This is a fast read about a character who uses his negative circumstances to transform the lives around him for the better. Maniac crosses boundaries of class, race, and location to prove that people are people and home is a precious thing.
-Ms. McConnel
by Jerry Spinelli
Maniac Magee wasn't always called Maniac. His parents named him Jeffrey, but his parents died in a tragic accident when Jeffrey was only three years old. Jeffrey became known as Maniac because of his bravery and how fast he could run. All the kids wanted to be like Maniac, but no one knew the real truth: he was lonely, frightened, and living out on the streets.This is a fast read about a character who uses his negative circumstances to transform the lives around him for the better. Maniac crosses boundaries of class, race, and location to prove that people are people and home is a precious thing.
-Ms. McConnel
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