Maniac Magee a novel

After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries.

Main Author:	Spinelli, Jerry.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Little, Brown, c1990.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Orphans > Juvenile fiction. Sports > Juvenile fiction. Heroes > Juvenile fiction. Running > Juvenile fiction. Athletes > Juvenile fiction.

Summary:	After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries.
Physical Description:	184 p. ; 22 cm.
Awards:	Newbery Medal, 1991.
ISBN:	0316807222 9780316807227 0316809063 9780316809061
Author Notes:	Jerry Spinelli was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania on February 1, 1941. He received a bachelor's degree from Gettysburg College and a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University. He worked as an editor with Chilton from 1966 to 1989. He launched his career in children's literature with Space Station 7th Grade in 1982. He has written over 30 books including The Bathwater Gang, Picklemania, Stargirl, Milkweed, and Mama Seeton's Whistle. In 1991, he won the Newbery Award for Maniac Magee. In 1998, Wringer was named a Newbery Honor book. (Bowker Author Biography)