Maniac Magee Book Characters. Jeffrey enters the town out of nowhere, without a family and, it seems, without a past. In the book maniac magee, jerry spinelli, the author helps us to understand many important life lessons that mostly deal with racism and the importance of friends and family.
Alone and orphaned, the boy spends the majority of the novel searching for an address and a family of his own. Other characters in maniac magee include amanda beale, hester and lester, mars bar thompson, piper and russell mcnab, and john mcnab. Although damaged and bruised by the death of his parents and his own personal roller coaster of ups and downs, maniac.
He becomes a legend for his interaction with both blacks and whites as well as his amazing feats such as bunting the frog jokingly pitched to him in a baseball game, untying the huge knot that has long hung in front of a pizza parlor, and running incredibly long distances.
Amanda beale mars bar thompson maniac (jeffrey lionel) magee mrs. Amanda beale mars bar thompson maniac (jeffrey lionel) magee mrs. Jeffrey is orphaned and finds himself in two mills, where he becomes a local legend while trying to find a home. Jeffrey lionel maniac magee is an orphan and finds himself in two mills, where he becomes a local legend while trying to find a home.