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A Newbery Medal winning modern classic about a racially divided small town and a boy who runs.

Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee might have lived a normal life if a freak accident hadn't made him an orphan. After living with his unhappy and uptight aunt and uncle for eight years, he decides to runand not just run away, but run. This is where the myth of Maniac Magee begins, as he changes the lives of a racially divided small town with his amazing and legendary feats.

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Awards Print Books Kids Paperback Discover Title BookMasterJUV Fiction & Literature - Kids Family Life - Kids Fiction 1988-2000 - Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Winners 1991-2000 Nene Award Winners 1993 New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award 1993 William Allen White Children's Book Award 1993 Buckeye Children's Book Award->Grades 6-8 1993 Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award->Youth 1993 Missouri Mark Twain Award 1992 Charlotte Award Winners Fiction->Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winners 1990 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winners 1991 Newbery Medal Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Kids' Book Awards All Winners - Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Hawaii Nene Award All Winners - Hawaii Nene Award New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award 1990s New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Awards 1990s - Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Awards Ohio Buckeye Children's Book Award 1990s - Ohio Buckeye Children's Book Award Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award New York State Charlotte Award All Winners - New York State Charlotte Award 1990s Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award Missouri Mark Twain Award 1990s - Missouri Mark Twain Award All Newbery Medal Winners Newbery Medal All Winners by Category - Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards All Winners by Year - Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards