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  1. Jack Edwards

    Jack Edwards edited the summary of Maniac Magee Sunday, August 21, 2011.

    • It's about an awesome boy namedJeffrey Magee. Jeffrey soon sees thatLionel Magee had a difficult life. When he was three-years-old the P & W trolley crashed into the river killing both of his mom and dad. When this happened he is not happymoved in with his life, soAunt Dot and Uncle Dan who should be divorced but are strict catholic and will not break up,even though they never talk to each other or share. When Jeffrey was 11 he ran away, and found himself in Two Mills, PA.
      That day in Two Mills at the East End
      he starts running. He keeps running until people have given himran into a girl named Amanda Beale who was lugging around books in a nickname: Maniac.wagon and Jeffrey asked to borrow one and she let him. That after noon Jeffrey caught an interception from football star James " Hands " Down. He stillalso saved an unlucky kid from the Finsterwald's backyard and hit home runs alloff the best little league baseball player John McNabb. These stunts made him the waynickname maniac. Maniac runs in to West End, where everyone that lives there is black, not white, wherea bully named Mars Bars who rips a page out of Amanda's book. She shows up letting Maniac stay with her at her house her. There he usedmeets Hester and Lester, Amanada's younger brother and sister. Some East Enders are mad at Maniac and want him to live.leave by putting graffit on the Beale's garage door. Then Maniac does not realizeconquired the Cobbles knot, which is a knot that if you untie it you will get a years supply of pizza. When he finished everyone around him is different. Then, the peoplethrews confetti then Amanada realized it was shreds of West End start to realizeher books that he is so different, soHester and Lester got to, then Maniac feels as ifran away because he doesdid not belong, so he runswhat to West endcause the Beales trouble with the garage door and Amanada's books.
      Maniac slept at the zoo with the buffalos. Where he
      meets Grayson,an old whiteman named Grayson and they become instant friends. Grayson was a minor league baseball player and Maniac made a bet that failed atif he thought Grayson to read he had to teacch Maniac baseball. The two of them had Christmas together and Maniac got Grayson's baseball glove. Later, Grayson died in his dream of becoming an athletesleep. Maniac starts to run again.
      Maniac runs into two little boys running away to Mexico. The boys, Piper and Russell happen to be John McNabb's brothers and Maniac bribes them with pizza from Cobbles Corner for them to go back home and go to school. After that Maniac started to live with the McNabbs who live in the West End. Then Maniac realized the McNabbs were making bunkers because they thought the East End was going to have a rebellion. Later, Piper and Russell start to misbehave and the hope to keep them in school is lost. Maniac shows up
      in Major League Baseball.the East End and races Mars Bars Thompson and beats him backwards. By this time Maniac findsmoved out of the McNabbs and every morning he ran for miles and Mars Bars started to join him, but they never spoke a wayword to each other. One day when they were running they ran into Piper who led them to Russell stuck on the P & W trestle where Maniacs parents died, so Maniac walked away. Mars Bars went up there and saved the day. Later at night Mars Bars came to bringthe two ends together, spreadingzoo with Amanada into the reason why everyone belongs.buffalo pen and they offered to let him live at their house and Maniac excepted Amanda's invite but not Mars Bars. Finally, Maniac had a home again.

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  2. Gavo E.

    Gavo E. edited the summary of Maniac Magee Friday, February 25, 2011.

    • It's about an awesome boy named Jeffrey Magee. Jeffrey soon sees that he is not happy with his life, so he starts running. He keeps running until people have given him a nickname: Maniac. He still runs all the way to West End, where everyone that lives there is black, not white, where he used to live. Maniac does not realize that everyone around him is different. Then, the people of West End start to realize that he is so different, so Maniac feels as if he does not belong, so he runs to West end and meets Grayson, an old white man that failed at his dream of becoming an athlete in Major League Baseball and is now a janitor.Baseball. Maniac finds a way to bring the two ends together, spreading the reason why everyone belongs.

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  3. Gavo E.

    Gavo E. edited the summary of Maniac Magee Friday, February 25, 2011.

    • It's about an awesome boy named Jeffrey Magee. Jeffrey soon sees that he is not happy with his life, so he starts running. He keeps running until people have given him a nickname: Maniac. He still runs all the way to West End, where everyone that lives there is black, not white, where he used to live. Maniac does not realize that everyone around him is different. Then, the people of West End start to realize that he is so different, so Maniac feels as if he does not belong, so he runs to West end and meets Grayson, an old white man that failed at his dream of becoming an athlete in Major League Baseball.Baseball and is now a janitor. Maniac finds a way to bring the two ends together, spreading the reason why everyone belongs.

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  4. Kristen

    Kristen edited the summary of Maniac Magee Wednesday, February 16, 2011.

    • It's about an awesome boy named Jeffrey Magee. Jeffrey soonssoon sees that he is not happy with his life, so he starts running. He keeps running until people have given him a nickname:Maniac,nickname: Maniac. He still runs all the way to West End, where everyone that lives there is black, not whitewhite, where he used to live.Maniaclive. Maniac does not realize that everyone around him is different. Then, the people of West End start to realize that he is so different, so Maniac feels as if he does not belong, so he runs to westWest end and meets Grayson, an old white man that failed at his dream of becoming an athlete in Major League Baseball. Maniac finds a way to bring the two ends together, spreading the reason why everyone belongs.

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  5. Katlyn B

    Katlyn B edited the summary of Maniac Magee Friday, January 28, 2011.

    • It's about aan awesome boy named Jeffrey Magee. Jeffrey soons sees that he is not happy with his life, so he starts running. He keeps running until people have given him a nickname:Maniac, He still runs all the way to West End, where everyone that lives there is black, not white where he used to live.Maniac does not realize that everyone around him is different. Then, the people of West End start to realize that he is so different, so Maniac feels as if he does not belong, so he runs to west end and meets Grayson, an old white man that failed at his dream of becoming an athlete in Major League Baseball. Maniac finds a way to bring the two ends together, spreading the reason why everyone belongs.

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  6. Benjamin R

    Benjamin R edited the summary of Maniac Magee Wednesday, December 1, 2010.

    • It's about a boy named Jeffrey Magee. Jeffrey soons sees that he is not happy with his life, so he statrsstarts running. He keeps running until people have given him a nickname:Maniac, He still runs all the way to West End, where everyone that lives there is black, not white where he used to live.Maniac does not realize that everyone around him is different. Then, the people of West End start to realize that he is so different, so Maniac feels as if he does not belong, so he runs to west end and meets Grayson, an old white man that failed at his dremdream of becoming an athlete in Major League Baseball. Maniac finds a way to bring the two ends together, spreading the reason why everyone belongs.

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  7. ¤Ð¤mïnïque Pena¤

    ¤Ð¤mïnïque Pena¤ edited the summary of Maniac Magee Wednesday, September 30, 2009.

    • It's about a boy named Jeffrey Magee. Jeffrey soons sees that he is not happy with his life, so he statrs running. He keeps running until people have given him a nickname:Maniac, He still runs all the way to West End, where everyone that lives there is black, not white where he used to live.Maniac does not realize that everyone around him is different. Then, the people of West End start to realize that he is so different, so Maniac feels as if he does not belong, so he runs to west end and meets Grayson, an old white man that failed at his drem of becoming an athlete in Major League Baseball. Maniac finds a way to bring the two ends together, spreading the reason why everyone belongs.

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