Social Issues In Maniac Magee

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In the book Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli; Jeffery is shown to be a social young man in many chapters throughout the book. Let us take a look of the ways Jeffery is social.
One way Jeffery was shown to be social was on pages 38 and 39 Jeffery met one of his best friends that is Amanda Beall they always talk. They talk about the current events that happen throughout the book being: when Jeffery moves in with the Bealls, or when Jeffery intercepts the foot ball from the best player in the team when the team was practicing

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