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  Can anyone describe Maniac in a few words? How about Amanda? Or John McNab? Mars Bar?

  Posted by miasparkle on Nov 19, 2009 at 05:13 PM

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  How does Jeffrey's life change?

  Posted by kathleen1969 on Nov 17, 2009 at 05:10 PM

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  What does this phrase from Chapter 38 of Maniac Magee mean: "For the McNabs, there was nothing free about public education"?

  Posted by yoski67 on Sep 23, 2009 at 03:01 PM

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  the "raisins at the McNabs house are dried grapes

  Posted by bricasa on Sep 13, 2009 at 07:58 AM

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  Why is Jeffrey memorable and unusual in Maniac Magee?

  Posted by booger123 on Aug 31, 2009 at 09:57 PM

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  Why were the Finsterwalds's steps the only ones not sat on?

  Posted by kjfioffiofijods on Aug 23, 2009 at 09:56 AM

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  Why couldn't Maniac go up on the trestle to save Russell?

  Posted by sudoko84 on Aug 23, 2009 at 12:10 AM

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  Why does Maniac pretend Giant John McNab pitched him the "stopball" in Maniac Magee?

  Posted by sudoko84 on Aug 19, 2009 at 04:48 PM

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  How does Jerry Spinelli make the reader understand Jeffrey's search and needs?

  Posted by larue40 on Aug 16, 2009 at 04:36 PM

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  Why is Maniac upset with himself for crossing the finish line backwards when racing with Mars Bar in Maniac Magee?

  Posted by sudoko84 on Jul 23, 2009 at 03:33 PM

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  What does Grayson want to "say" to Maniac by giving the boy his old glove?

  Posted by sudoko84 on Jul 22, 2009 at 03:04 PM

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  At the end of Chapter 28, what does "I'm okay...I'm okay...and he knew that was the truth of it" mean? what is this "truth"?

  Posted by sudoko84 on Jul 21, 2009 at 12:27 PM

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  What is Maniac Magees favorite accomplishments in the book "Maniac Magee"?

  Posted by sydster on May 23, 2009 at 02:49 PM

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  Why was 803 Oriole Street infamous in Maniac Magee?

  Posted by shrtiigottalent on May 23, 2009 at 08:26 AM

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  In Maniac Magee, why did Maniac tell Mrs. Beale that he loved her after she slapped his trashtalking mouth?  

  Posted by amlla24 on May 5, 2009 at 01:10 PM

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  Why does Maniac leave town by walking down the center of Hector Street?

  Posted by b9e898 on Apr 29, 2009 at 05:05 PM

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  What evidence is there that Maniac Magee has become a legend?

  Posted by ses456 on Apr 27, 2009 at 05:04 PM

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  After Grayson gives Maniac the soup and the zep, what else does the boy want to eat?

  Posted by seanbronze16 on Apr 20, 2009 at 11:17 AM

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  Why was Maniac so happy at the end of Chapter 12 in Maniac Magee?

  Posted by jryd on Mar 27, 2009 at 04:36 AM

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  Who did Grayson strike out in his last at bat in the minors?

  Posted by mollie4 on Mar 24, 2009 at 05:24 PM

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  what is intresting about dinner at pickwells?  

  Posted by sportsman126 on Mar 23, 2009 at 04:30 PM

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  Why were Finsterwald's front steps "the only un-sat-on front steps in town" in Maniac Magee?

  Posted by heyitskatiexx3 on Mar 11, 2009 at 06:43 PM

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  Why did Maniac Magee stare at the numbers on Amandas house?

  Posted by yazzy4 on Mar 1, 2009 at 11:31 AM

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  Where did Maniac go in Maniac Magee?

  Posted by kaila123 on Feb 6, 2009 at 09:36 AM

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  Why did Maniac have mixed feelings winning the race against Mars Bar in Maniac Magee?

  Posted by rachizaqt on Feb 3, 2009 at 04:51 PM

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  How was Jeffrey able to eat spaghetti at the Pickwell's house in "Maniac Magee"?

  Posted by blaynie97 on Jan 26, 2009 at 02:33 PM

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  In the book "Manaic Magee", who are the Cobras?

  Posted by ilovetaz on Jan 21, 2009 at 08:39 PM

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  What was the "Lost Year" in "Maniac Magee"?

  Posted by kas32 on Jan 14, 2009 at 06:15 PM

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  In "Maniac Magee", why did McNab's group stop at Hector Street?

  Posted by yellie92 on Jan 7, 2009 at 08:11 PM

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  What do you think Maniac meant when he asserted that East end and West end, Black and White would begin only when the alarm clocks rang?

  Posted by nick123 on Jan 6, 2009 at 01:39 PM

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  How is the Pickwell family like the Beale family in "Maniac Magee"?

  Posted by noye10 on Dec 18, 2008 at 04:01 PM

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  Amanda and Maniac had an argument in "Maniac Magee".  What was Amanda sorry for?

  Posted by vk454 on Dec 17, 2008 at 03:43 PM

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  Are there words starting with a Q or a Z in the story?

  Posted by threegirls on Dec 9, 2008 at 07:15 PM

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  Why did Mars Bar hide from Maniac when they first began running in the early morning?

  Posted by babbyboo901 on Dec 2, 2008 at 05:42 PM

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  In the book "Maniac Magee", how would the characters lives have changed if Grayson would not have died?

  Posted by bean0887 on Nov 17, 2008 at 04:33 PM

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  Who is John McNab in the book Maniac McGee?

  Posted by haythem on Nov 5, 2008 at 02:22 PM

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  How does Maniac's problem with the trestle make him more real to Mars?

  Posted by silvia709 on Nov 3, 2008 at 05:46 PM

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  In "Maniac Magee," what is the definition of  a "stopball"?

  Posted by ermaxo0o on Oct 26, 2008 at 08:08 AM

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  What are 3 examples of symbolism in the book "Maniac Magee"?

  Posted by iloveyouuux10 on Oct 15, 2008 at 01:11 PM

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  What was the deal Maniac made with Russell and Piper in "Maniac Magee"?

  Posted by ben111213 on Oct 13, 2008 at 01:15 PM

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  Where was Maniac living after he left Amanda's home in "Maniac Magee"? 

  Posted by katwomanz on Oct 12, 2008 at 01:29 PM

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  What book about a train did Maniac read to Grayson in "Maniac Magee"?

  Posted by suleiman on Oct 6, 2008 at 01:33 PM

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  In "Maniac Magee", where does Maniac live at the end of the book?

  Posted by daggpop on Sep 10, 2008 at 04:44 AM

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  What are the finsterwallies in "Maniac Magee"?

  Posted by cookiekiara on Aug 31, 2008 at 08:57 AM

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  Who does Maniac love the most in "Maniac Magee": the Beales family or the McNab family?

  Posted by manman2870032 on Jun 4, 2008 at 05:51 AM

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  How did Jeffrey Magee hit the world's first frogball for a fourbagger in the book "Maniac Magee"?

  Posted by hahaha on May 22, 2008 at 09:11 PM

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  Why does Amanda finally give Maniac a book in the book "Maniac Magee"?

  Posted by littleboy1006 on May 13, 2008 at 06:26 PM

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  What is the importance of the story of the stopball in  "Maniac Magee"? 

  Posted by marsbar on Apr 9, 2008 at 05:03 PM

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  At whose house did Maniac eat dinner without being noticed?

  Posted by paigee on Mar 12, 2008 at 12:47 PM

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  When Maniac left the Beales where was he last seen?

  Posted by gibby21 on Jan 21, 2008 at 06:15 PM