Maniac Magee
by Jerry Spinelli
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Year Published 1990
Word Count 35,427
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 820L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 5075
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Social Studies
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Jerry Spinelli about Maniac Magee
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Awards & Distinctions 2

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2021
Winner, 1991

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2020
Winner, 1990
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