Jeffrey begins his search for a new home. At the spring musical at Jeffrey's school (Jeffrey is in the chorus), which his aunt and uncle attend, he screams at the top of his lungs, "Talk! Talk! Talk!" and then runs away. After being bounced back and forth between his aunt and uncle, Jeffrey reaches his breaking point. They dislike each other but, being strict Catholics, refuse to divorce.
The household is extremely dysfunctional because his aunt and uncle never speak to each other. During the next eight years, Jeffrey lives with his Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
His parents were killed in a trolley accident over the Schuylkill River. Jeffrey lived in Bridgeport with his parents until he was three years old. Spinelli has written the novel in third person ("He said," as opposed to "I said," which is called first person), using an objective viewpoint (in which the thoughts and feelings of the characters are not revealed). Maniac Magee is about Jeffrey Lionel Magee's search for "home" and the racial prejudice in the town of Two Mills. Study Help for All 1990s Newbery Medal Winners.Introduction to the 1990s Newbery Medal Winners.
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