While the book uses the tone of a legend, it deals with heavy, permanent themes:
: Hitting a home run off the local bully, John McNab. Maniac Magee
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: Fearlessly entering the "forbidden" yards and homes of both sides of town. Maniac Magee: The Boy Who Ran Toward Home
: It asks how we want to be remembered—for our "stats" or for our heart.
Maniac Magee: The Boy Who Ran Toward Home They say he was born in a dump. They say his heart was a sofa spring. They say he could untie any knot and hit a home run off a frog.