7. Maniac Magee

               Maniac Magee is a book about a boy named Jeffrey Magee who became an orphan when his parents died in a famous trolley incident. He was sent to live with his aunt and uncle who hated each other and did not speak. He ran away from them and disappeared for one year. 200 miles later he was seen in Two Miles where it is divided in two, East for the black people and west for the white. He meets a girl named Amanda who lends a book to him. Then he finds himself being bullied by whites because he was good at baseball, so he runs to the east side but only to run in to Mars Bar another bully. But he is saved by Amanda…

               This book is highly rated to me, it was written in 1990 by Jerry Spinelli, it is nice because it says and shows that two races can live together. The moral of the story is that you can get through life no matter what. This book is written by the best author in the world. Anyone should read it, but there is some language and situations that involve swearing. But the book also said that it is okay to not go through school. But I think it deserves a 9/10.