Talk:Maniac Magee

Major edit
I'm working on a major edit, including a new intro, summary, and characters section, as well as sections on critical reception and use in education. I haven't run into anything about profanity yet, but I'll look into it. Maniacmagee (talk) 20:12, 14 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Done with the edit. What do you think needs to be added/subtracted/changed? Maniacmagee (talk) 23:27, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

i am reading this book and i hate it so much lol

Two Mills and Norristown
I'm having trouble finding a reliable resource that documents the relationship between the fictional Two Mills and Spinelli's childhood town, Norristown, PA.This stuff stinks. As it stands, what's stated in the article is original research, which is against Wiki policy. Can anyone help me on this? Maniacmagee (talk) 23:09, 25 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Edit: I found a reference in Winning Authors: Profiles of the Newbery Medalists. It states that "Jerry [Spinelli] was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He lived in a brick row house in a neighborhood that later became a model for Two Mills, the town in Maniac Magee." Hopefully this book will have another reference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maniacmagee (talk • contribs) 15:09, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Norristown has a trolley line that enters the town over a bridge across the Schuylkill River. I believe that it was referred to in the book as the P&W, which was the original name of the trolley line (Philadelphia and Western).  The Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown is the only zoo that appeared with that name in Google.  That zoo also has a large field containing bison with a covered shed.  Would a statement that "Norristown, where Jerry Spinelli was born, has many similarities to the fictional town of Two Mills" be acceptable.  I believe that Norristown also used to have two steel mills, although I can find the names of the companies at this time.  Finally, some of the supporters of the Elmwood Park Zoo because they feel that it is referring to Norristown and they don't like the reminder of past racism. 18:20, 11 July 2022 (UTC) Crazyengineer (talk) 18:20, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Would you consider https://patch.com/pennsylvania/norristown/norristown-native-jerry-spinelli-s-maniac-magee-comes978ff62718 as a good source. They apparently had Jerry Spinelli in Elmwood Park answering questions about the book.  Alan Wood Steel had facilities in Bridgeport.  (The trolley accident in the book occurred on a bridge crossing the Schuylkill from Bridgeport to Norristown.  I believe that was one of the stell mills that made up the two mills. 23:37, 11 July 2022 (UTC) Crazyengineer (talk) 23:37, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

film adaptation page
I'm considering merging the film adaptation page (Maniac Magee (film)) with this page, since the film page is just a list plus a copied plot summary. Thoughts? Maniacmagee (talk) 18:20, 26 August 2009 (UTC) there are a lot of — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.249.154.238 (talk) 22:43, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

GA assessment
I've submitted the article for GA assessment.Maniacmagee (talk) 13:34, 1 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Sorry it has taken me so long to get to this. I really am a cad and a bounder.


 * I think you need more sources. Specifically for the characters section. And a themes section can be added. Juvenile fiction is rarely included in academic research unless it's something like Winnie the Pooh, Alice in Wonderland, or To Kill a Mockingbird. You included the only mention of the book in the MLA database. I think, though, that it might be safe to add cites from teaching materials in places since the book is most widely utilized as a teaching tool and the most academic discourse on the book will be from teachers. Of course you should avoid vocabulary lessons and fill-in-the-blank stuff, but some of those teaching guides will discuss characters and themes. I used to use them with my students. If you are at school, a teacher may be able to lend or photocopy the information for you. Apologies if you are 52 and already have it. --Moni3 (talk) 18:09, 1 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the advice. I'll check out the teaching guides if I can find them. That would probably be a great resource for the themes section. Maniacmagee (talk) 20:22, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

maniac mageeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ruls! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.235.216.136 (talk) 21:25, 31 May 2011 (UTC)


 * mmmmmmmmm no 2601:402:4200:2A0:B45F:6635:B335:78FE (talk) 21:45, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

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Plot description...
The plot description section is baffling. john k (talk) 23:05, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

Question
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe he once lived in a Deer Pin, not a Buffalo one. This is stated in the description of the character — Preceding unsigned comment added by Club On a Sub 20 (talk • contribs) 13:10, 13 May 2022 (UTC)


 * See https://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/literature/maniac-magee/summary/chapter-22. He thought he was going to the deer pen, but they had switched the locations of the deer and the buffalo. Crazyengineer (talk) 02:02, 12 July 2022 (UTC)