Here’s a playlist for the book Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli!

Song 1: That’s What Friends Are For by Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Gladys Knight.

That’s What Friends Are For relates to Maniac Magee because it demonstrates the friendship between Maniac, Amanda, Mars, John, and Grayson. As he travels to Two Mills he meets and grows closer to all of them through many adventures.

Song 2: Umbrella by Rihanna 

This song is about how these two people will stick together no matter whatever they go through. I think this really relates to how Maniac’s friendship develops throughout the story and how they will always help each other and be by one anothers side.

Song 3: My Town by Montgomery Gentry

I think this song almost perfectly represents how Maniac Magee thought about Two Mills. Maniac ran away and came across Two Mills, a town where he was able to meet many people and have a place to finally call home.

Song 4: I’ll Be There by Jackson 5

I’ll Be There is a song where the Jacksons sing all they will do to be present for each other. It can also correlate to how Maniac, his friends, and Two Mills will always be there for each other no matter what happens.

Song 5: The Power of Equality by Red Hot Chili Peppers

As the title suggests this song is all about how everyone should be equal no matter their races. Which was a big problem in Two Mills that Maniac and his friends will have to fix so there is no division in the town.

Song 6: Marching on Ferguson by Tom Morello

Here is another song about equality of how everyone should stand together to fight for equality. This can also be connected to Maniac Magee for how the people of Two Mills were able to put aside their differences to become united.

By, Miguel Candelaria

I think Manic Magee by Jerry Spinell was a very compelling story exploring themes of racism and inequality. Its mainly about a homeless runaway that reaches a town called Two Mills, that is harshly separated from blacks and whites. Through many adventures, and acts of bravery, Two Mills is finally able to unite and Manic Magee has know found a family that accepts him for who he his and a place to call home. I can know understand the awards given to it.

Three Truth One Lie!

Ornery- Bad-tempered and combative

Erratic- Calm and Consistent

Contemptuous- Feeling hatred, scornful

Quelling- Pacifying or suppressing

Can you tell which one is the wrong definition!

For my book project I decided to select Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. I picked this book because it was really the only option. My teacher and school librarian picked it for me so I hope that it meets my standards.

Romeo takes fake poison after he kisses Juliet, falling asleep after. Juliet wakes up frightenedly to see Romeo “dead” next to her. But suddenly, he awakes. They begin to plan an attack on the Capulets to avenge themselves from this humility. 1 month later they launch a nuke to their palace killing everyone there. But it had a timer, so it gave them time to move across the country. They live their life happily ever after.

After reading this is where it ends by Marieke Nijkamp I felt very many things. This book is very fast paced and you get a good feel of the suspensefulness at the school. You can kinda connect with Tyler’s feelings but not his actions wanting you to read on to know what he does next. I also like how it dives into all the narrators that have connections with Tyler and why they had many disagreements. I definitely recommend this book but it is very sad so watch out.

Here’s a playlist of songs that connect to characters and the mood of this is where it ends by Marieke Nijkamp.

1. Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely by the Backstreet Boys

This song connects to Tyler, Tyler struggles with many things but one of them is being lonely. After the tragic death of his mother Tyler feels alienationated and that no ones with him. This eventually leads to him causing harm on the school and himself.

2. Insecurities by Jess Glynne

Insecurity is one of the other feelings that Tyler portrays throughout the book. This leads to him being overly jealous of his sisters relationship with Sylvia. This songs directly connects to how insecurities can eat at someone like it does to Tyler.

3. jealousy, jealousy by Olivia Rodrigo

Speaking of jealously this is something that Tyler strongly relates to. Tyler is very homophobic and jealously  towards his sister girlfriends and ruins all of his relationship between them and himself. This song is pretty light-hearted which where Tyler is crazy but it shows the jealous side of him.

4. Worthless by Eli.

After Tyler does what he does at the school (no spoilers) you can tell that he feels nothing. Blaming everyone for abandoning him and “turning his family” against him, makes him feel like nothing. Worthless.

5. Suicidal thoughts by The Notorious B.I.G.

This is Tyler last feeling and moment as he has completely been broken. He begins to have suicidal thoughts after his incident and displays that he doesn’t want to alone anymore.

Please go listen to all this songs if you haven’t already as they have great meaning but Suicidal Thoughts by The Notorious B.I.G. is very explicit and if you don’t like that type of music or don’t want to hear all the bad language I  advise you not to listen to it.

Three truths one lie

If you answer wrong, you DIE!

-Valiant means to be sad, worried

-Transgression is a violation of a law, command, or duty

-Sway is to move from side to side; influence (someone) to change one’s opinion

-Devise means to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create

Choose carefully!!!

For discussion in class I think that it would be important to talk about poverty. The in 2020 the poverty rate was 11.4 percent. Poverty is also connected to other world issue like world hunger, unsanitary drink water and much more. Many people in our school face poverty in there in own family life and I think its important to come together as a community on how to change this. Whether its locally or not, anything can help. I would hope this changes so of our perspectives on poverty.

Work cited/Good websites to visit-

https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2021/demo/p60-273.html

Poverty Rate by Race/Ethnicity

Three Truth and One Lie

1. Climax is the most exciting, thrilling, important part of a story or movie.
2. Memoir is a autobiography of the authors whole life.
3. Tone is the attitude that the author demonstrates throughout the story.
4. Theme is the moral or lesson of the story.

Find the lie! Goodluck!!