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A review by rokiro13
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I remember seeing this in school. I could have sworn that I read it too, but I didn't remember anything that happened. However I loved this story and this makes me want to read other books of Jerry Spinelli's. Here are some of my favorite quotes.
"Never again to return to the house of two toasters. Never again to return to school."
"For the life of him, he couldn’t figure why these East Enders called themselves black. He kept looking and looking, and the colors he found were gingersnap and light fudge and dark fudge and acorn and butter rum and cinnamon and burnt orange. But never licorice, which, to him, was real black."
"Yeah, you’re bad all right, Mars Bar. You’re more than bad. You’re good."
"Never again to return to the house of two toasters. Never again to return to school."
"For the life of him, he couldn’t figure why these East Enders called themselves black. He kept looking and looking, and the colors he found were gingersnap and light fudge and dark fudge and acorn and butter rum and cinnamon and burnt orange. But never licorice, which, to him, was real black."
"Yeah, you’re bad all right, Mars Bar. You’re more than bad. You’re good."