I can see why Jerry Spinelli won the Newberry Award for his mondern classic, Maniac Magee. It has everything I like in a young adult book:fascinating characters, believable dialogue, humor, and a strong theme.
Maniac (Jeffery) Magee is one of the most refreshing and memorable characters in adolescent fiction. His talents are legendary--he can untie any knot, hit home runs off even the massive John McNab, and sit for hours on the dreaded Finsterwald's back proch. None of this means much to Maniac, though, because he doesn't have a family with which to share his exploits. An orphan, Maniac run away from his crazy aunt and uncle who buy two of every househole appliance rahter than talk to each other. He runs a hundred miles until he lands in Two Mills, a town divided by its racist hatred. Oh, there are plenty of people who take Maniac in--the black Beale family, the illiterate handyman Grayson, and even the racist(and incredibly filthy) McNabs, but Maniac keeps moving, preferring to bunk with the zoo's buffalo than to stay where he's not wanted.
Spinelli uses comedy to get his message across: he takes us into a normal African-American and a seriously dysfunctional white household to show us that we should judge other by their character not their color. Spinelli's episodic style regales us with Maniac's feats and defets. The end of each short chapter leaves us eager to turn the next page, which makes this novel a great one for teachers to read aloud. But teachers aren't the only ones who'll enjoys this novel. It's written for kids eight to twelve, but the novel's humor and suprisingly mature treatment to two of the most signigicant of society's ills, racism and homelessness, make for a satisfying read for anyone. I recommend Maniac Magee to readers looking for a book that will make them laugh and think.
In his sonnet "High Flight," Magee creates a sense of freedom, joy, and sanctity through flying. ... Magee describes himself as chasing the "shouting wind." ... To show the true joy he undergoes Magee uses "sunward", "sun-split clouds" and "sunlit silence." ... To demonstrate the extreme holiness of the sky, Magee tells the readers that he "touched the face of God." ...
In 1991, Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli received the Newbury Award and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi was named as an honor book. ... The Newbery Award winner, Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli, tells a fascinating story while weaving in important themes through the unique characters in the book. Maniac Magee has an interesting and intriguing plot. ... The characterization in Maniac Magee is captivating and relatable. ... Although Maniac Magee does have qualities that meet the criteria for being a distinguished book, Spinelli could have avoided over-simplifying the theme of race ...
About 5 percent of women with breast cancer have a hereditary form of this disease (Magee, 12). ... In post menopausal women, this appears to increase risk of Breast Cancer (Magee, 31). ... It does this partly by lowering insulin levels circulating in our blood (Magee, 32). ... Fish contains omega-3 fatty acids, which may be helpful in lowering cancer risk (Magee, 68). ... Beer drinking seems to put men and women at higher risk than other alcoholic drinks (Magee, 33). ...
He married twice and with his second wife, he had a son, Nicomachus (Magee 32). ... Magee goes on to describe Plato's idea of an inconceivable abstract realm, separate of time and space, and is attainable only by mentality (1). ... Magee believes Aristotle thought of the world as a "inexhaustible fascination and wonder." "It must have been this sense of wonder that caused human beings to philosophize in the first place," Magee emphasizes(1). ... However, the man's work on the theory of logic that has most impressed historians (Magee 37). ...
Booker T. Washington Booker T. Washington was the most influential black leader and educator of his time. He influenced people in many parts of the world. He also became the leader of his people. Booker was born into slavery in 1854 on a Virginia plantation. He was born in a one ro...
Isaiah was seen as one book by one author by ancient Hebrew scholars. ... Josephus, a first-century Hebrew historian, also saw it as one book. 2. Uniform Christian tradition indicates one book by one author. ... In fact, his book is quoted or alluded to in the New Testament more than any other Old Testament book except Psalms. ... Isaiah could be called the prophet of holiness, the idea appears so much throughout the book. ...
Clockwork Orange Film Review United Kingdom, 1971 Running Length: 2:17 MPAA Classification: R (Sex, nudity, violence, rape) Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Warren Clarke, James Marcus, Aubrey Morris, Godfrey Quigley, Michael Bates Director: Stanley Kubrick Producer: Warner Bros Screenplay: Stanley Kubrick based on the novel by Anthony Burgess Cinematography: John Alcott Music: Walter Carlos Released in 1971, A Clockwork Orange was produced, directed and written by Stanley Kubrick's, based upon the novel by Anthony Burgess. ...
