Jeffrey "Maniac" Magee was orphaned as a baby, but nothing gets him down. He comes to a small town which, although divided by racism, is populated by colorful/comical characters. As he searches for ...

It seems fitting to look back after 25 years at a children's novel that is so much about memory. This week, on the 25th anniversary of Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee, it's almost unreal how much the ...