BOOK REPORT - MANIAC MAGEE

Maniac Magee is a white orphan trying to find his way in the world. From sleeping with buffalo to staying at the home of a black girl's family (in the West End, for whites only), he has many adventures. In the end, he tries to bring black and whites together, but mostly fails. Overall Maniac Magee is a sweet and loving boy so it's sad that he can't get them together.


I think this book reminds me of the Palestinians and Israels' differences. There are public differences like they have different schools and different areas where they live. In Israel, a different color license plate indicates if you are from Israel (yellow), service vehicle (red) or Palestinian areas (green or white). Also it's like Israelis and Palestinians because the blacks and whites don't like each other but also don't really know each other well. Like Maniac Magee who tries to get them together, there are people here working for peace too but right now they haven't been able yet to get together.