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Chapter 11 Summary:

During this chapter Maniac Magee tried to flatten the crumpled page that he got back from Mars Bar as best as he could. Maniac couldn't stop wondering how he would beable to return the book in this shape back to Amanda. He didn't want to give it back but he had to because Maniac knew it was Amanda's and not his. She was very protective over her books. Maniac kept wondering what would make Amanda madder, giving her book back in this condition or not getting it back at all? He took his time jogging around East End to find 728 Sycamore Street in no particular rush. This was where Amanda lived. As he was passing an empty lot he heard a familiar voice calling, " Hey, Fishbelly!" Just as he turned, he realized it was Mars Bar coming to get him. But it was't just Mars Bar either, it was him and a group of other kids. Maniac waited impatiently. They walked up to Maniac wondering where he was going. Maniac answered, "Nowhere." They thought that Maniac was running from them when he really wasn't. When Maniac kept denying that he wasn't running from them Mars reached for his book. However Maniac managed to move it away before Mars got it. They moved in on him and but this time there was no one around to help him. While they kept getting closer and closer to Maniac he hear a voice, "That you, Jefferey?" They all turned to see a girl near the curb on her bike. She leaped off and marched her bike over to them. It was Amanda. She saw the book and asked, "Who ripped my book?" Mars said, " He did." pointing at Maniac. They argued over who did it. Despite what they said Amanda didn't believe what Mars was saying because she knew that Maniac wouldn't rip her book. She was so mad that Mars would do such a thing that she yelled at him. She yelled at him explaining why she was so upset about how he ripped her book. Her reasons were because she has a little sister and a little brother that crayon all over her books, a dog who eats and poops on her books. But by the time she was finished talking Mars was already walking up the street past the basketball players who were rolling on the ground laughing. Amanda turned and grabbed the page out of Maniac's hand stating, "It's one of my favourite pages." Maniac responds, "We can fix it." with a smile. Amanda invites Maniac back to her house and off they go.

Chapter 11 Summary:

During this chapter Maniac Magee tried to flatten the crumpled page that he got back from Mars Bar as best **he** could. Maniac couldn't stop wondering how he would beable to return the book in this shape back to Amanda. He didn't want to give it back but he had to because Maniac knew it was Amanda's and not his. **Amanda** was very protective over her books. Maniac kept wondering what would make Amanda madder, giving her book back in this condition or not getting it back at all? He took his time jogging around East End to find 728 Sycamore Street in no particular rush. This was where Amanda lived. As he was passing an empty lot he heard a familiar voice calling, " Hey, **f**ishbelly!" Just as he turned, he realized it was Mars Bar coming to get him. But it **wasn't** just Mars Bar either, it was him and a group of other kids. Maniac waited impatiently. They walked up to Maniac wondering where he was going. Maniac answered, "Nowhere." They thought that Maniac was running from them when he really wasn't. When Maniac kept denying that he wasn't running from **them,** Mars reached for his book. However Maniac managed to move it away before Mars got it. They moved in on **him,** but this time there was no one around to help him. While they kept getting closer and closer to Maniac he **heard** a voice, "That you, Jefferey?" They all turned to see a girl near the curb on her bike. She leaped off and marched her bike over to them. It was Amanda. She saw the book and asked, "Who ripped my book?" Mars said, **"He did."** pointing at Maniac. They argued over who did it. Despite what they said Amanda didn't believe what Mars was saying because she knew that Maniac wouldn't rip her book. She was so mad that Mars would do such a thing that she yelled at him. She yelled at him explaining why she was so upset about **why** he ripped her book. Her reasons were because she has a little sister and a little brother that crayon all over her books, a dog who eats and poops on her books. But by the time she was finished **talking,** Mars was already walking up the street past the basketball players who were rolling on the ground laughing. Amanda turned and grabbed the page out of Maniac's hand stating, "It's one of my favourite pages." Maniac responds, "We can fix it." with a smile. Amanda invites Maniac back to her house and off they go.


 * Edited By:** Kourtney

Chaper 15 Summary:

In this chapter Maniac Magee was starting to become really popular all over East End as the new white kid. He lived with the Beales at 728 Sycamore Street. Maniac was known as the one who ran the streets before th fathers were up and out. He could poelax a stickball and catch a football just like Hands Down if not better. Maniac was the rare kid who was allergic to pizza. He also would jump up in Bethany Church and shout, "Hallelujah! A-//men!"// Kids from all over town would bring him their knots to untie because they heard how goo he was at untieing knots from Hester and Lester. The big kids even came around, too. Kids from Arch Street, Moore Street, Chesnut Street and Green Street all went to the vacan lot to check out the new kid. The kids all went to the lot to see if he truelly was as good as every one had said, test him,see how good really is and how bad he is. They soon found out that Maniac wasn't just talented at football but that he could do many other things such as running like a squirrel, being able to junk, jive, spin, dance and dart. He would leave them catching handfuls of air. After all the games in the lot it soon became full of broken sneakers and crushed hearts.Mania didn't do much talking but he didn't have to either. This was because every time he scored a goal or got a point Hands Down would do all the talking. Hands Down always talked trash but Maniac liked it. Maniac liked the way trash talk sounded and how it reminded him of church. However, by mistake Maniac talking trash at home but it did not last one minute. Mrs. Beale was suprise to hear this coming out of his mouth but to her it didn't matter who trashed talk, she didn't like. Right away she made Manian stop. She even slapped his mouth but right after she apoligized for hurting him. Maniac stopped talking trash right away because he loved Mrs. Beale and would never want to make her sad or upset.Jeffery enjoyed the quite times after Lester and Hester went to bed. This was the time when he'd read Amanda's books. When Maniac was close to finishing all her books, he decided it was time to take on the Encyclopedia but Amanda was always reading it. Amanda was being very stubborn about it, too. She wasn't going to let anybody read it until she finished reading it form Aardvark to Aztech, not even Maniac. Maniac had no way of reading it because the supermarket wasn't selling the volumes any more, too. Maniac wanted to read the book so bad that when Amanda wasn't reading it she had to hide it. She never knew but he always did find it. Maniac had to get up super early in the mornings to in his room by flashlight. This is the only way he could read without Amanda knowing. To cover up after he'd go off on a run with Bow Wow.Maniac loved everything about his new life but not everything loved him back.

Chapter 24 Summary:

In the starting of this chapter Maniac and Grayson get back just while they were finishing the rest of the Krimpets.As Grayson was looking at his watch he says, "GUess it's time to quit the job I never did today. Time fro dinner, too."Grayson was joking about this and Maniac did get it so he replyed, " Great! Where to?" Grayson was very suprised by Maniac's reply that he drove to the nearest restaurant shocked. When they got there, he sat there with a cup of coffee watching Maniac inhaling down meatloaf and gravy, mashed potatoes, zuchini, salad and coconut custard pie. While Maniac was eating his dessert the old man unexpectedly said, " Them black people, they eat mashed potatoes, too?" Maniac was so shocked by his question that he tought Grayson was joking. It took Maniac a few seconds to realize Grayson wasn't kidding. Maniac responded, " Sure. Mrs. Beale used to have potatoes a lot, mashed and every other way." "Mrs. who?", Grayson was wondering. Maniac stated, "Mrs. Beale. Do you know the Beales? Of 728 Sycamore Street?" He shook his head. Maniac told him that they were his family. Also that he had a mother, father, little brother and siter and a sister his age. Another thing he told the old man about his family was that he had a dog and his own room, too. Grayson asked Maniac if he ate and had and did many things. Some foods were meatloaf and cake. Grayson wondred if they had tooth brushes, too. Maniac said, "Absolutley!" to everything. Maniac couldn't belive Grayson's quiestion. HE eventually did confess that he had never bin in a black person's house. Maniac went on telling him about all the thing they had. Like bathtubs, refrigerators, rugs, T.V.s and beds. Grayson shaking his head, said, "Ain't that somethin'." By the tiem they got back to the baseball equipment room it was laready dark outside. Grayson couldn't help but offer for Maniac to go home with him to his place. Because he felt so bad for MAniac, plus the grous was hard. Maniac was to tempted to accept the offering but he knew that he always happened to not have the best of luck with his pparents. Maniac told the old man that it wasn't that bad where he was and he could use shest protectors as a mattress.Before Grayson leaved Maniac didn't to hurt his feeling about not accepting his offer so he asked if he could her his life time story as a bedtime story since he already heard his. Sadly, he told Maniac that he had no stories because he was no one and worked at a baseball field. Maniac was telling him all the htings he already knew about Grayson since he's known him. And one of the things happened to be was that he liked butterscotch Krimpets. GRayson shook his head saying that he didn't like them very much and was just trying to be nice so Maniac didn't have to eat them all by himself. Grayson was just about to walk out the door when Maniac asked one last question, " What did you want to grow up to be when you were a kid?" Grayson stooped for a second and replied, "A baseball player." Then lefted.