The author Jerry Spinelli, shows that the book Maniac Magee uses descriptive details, dialogue, and actions, by the thoughts develop in the character Maniac Magee. Maniac Magee is a boy who wants to a have a normal family. When he has a family he tries his best to act like he’s part of the family. I say, Maniac Magee, because the author uses him by giving him a character trait. Thinking about it I gave Maniac the character trait Helpful. I chose this character trait because “Maniac carried out the trash, mowed the grass, cleaned up his own spills, he kept his room clean, he turned out the lights, and lastly, he never messed up his bed.” This character trait is helping the author use descriptive details about what he Maniac is doing and his
