Jerry Spinelli's 'Maniac Magee'

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The author Jerry Spinelli uses descriptive details, dialogue, actions, and thoughts in the book Maniac Magee to develop Jeffrey Magee or Manic as the main very helpful character. Maniac is a very helpful character because on Page 45,46 and 47 when Mrs beal says Maniac was very helpful and she starts listing things Maniac did like washing dishes, playing with Hector and Lector, taking the Beals family dog Bow Wow out on walks, taking out the trash, and mowing the lawn. Those details where just some of the things Maniac did for the Beals. Another reason why Maniac is a very helpful character is on Page 100-106 Maniac helped his old (old as in his age) friend Grayson learn how to read by buying easy books with Grayson. Then read those books with
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