“Nobody knows who said it first, but somebody must have: 'Kid's gotta be a maniac.”
Source: Maniac Magee
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Maniac Magee
Maniac Magee is a novel written by American author Jerry Spinelli and published in 1990. Exploring themes of Racism and Inequality, it follows the story of an orphan boy looking for a home in the fictional town of Two Mills. He becomes a local legend for feats of athleticism and helpfulness, and his ignorance of sharp racial boundaries in the town. It is popular in elementary school curricula, and has been used in social studies on the premises of reaction to racial identity and reading. A movie was released in 2003.
