Maniac Magee's Important Words
Chapters 1-5
Maniac: Born Jeffrey Magee in Bridgeport, PA
Orphan: His parents were kelled in a trolley crash when he was three years old.
Scream: He screams at a concert because his aunt and uncle will not share anything including him.
Runaway: He runs away from them, this is called the lost year.
Segregation: He ends up in Two Mills which is segregated into two parts- the east side and the west side. The east side is for the blacks and the west side is for the whites.
Amanda: First person he meets, she is a black girl.
Books: Amanda loans Jeffrey one of her precious books.
Football: Jeffrey intercepts a football from "Hands Down" all while he is carrying the book Amanda gave him.
Finsterwald's: Jeffrey saves a boy being thrown into the backyard of this house that everyone is afraid of.
legend: Jeffrey's actions make him a hero, which is how the legend of Maniac Magee begins.
Chapters 6-10
Chapters 11-15
Bullied: Maniac is stopped by Mars Bar when trying to return Amanda's Book
Amanda: She "takes-on" Mars Bar, yells at him and he runs away.
Home: Maniac goes home with Amanda and meets her family
Address: Maniac finally has an address, 728 Sycamore Street, Amanda's home.
bath: Jeffrey takes a bath with Hester and Lester who had refused to take one.
pizza: Maniac finds out he is allergic to pizza.
Hallelujah: He shouts this in church because he is happy and thankful for his new life.
Maniac: The neighbor hood now calls him this, but NOT Mrs. Beale
Trash Talk: Mrs. Beale slaps Jeffrey for trash talking and he realizes he is loved.
Love: Maniac loves his new life and has a family that loves him.