Currier,+Rachael

Talent 21 proposal working with Chloe Kaenzig
As a student, I can reduce my ecological footprint on my local enviroment by reducing the amount of water i use.

The Amazing Feats of Maniac Magee
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 * ===Ch.2 - Maniac could run 200 miles in 51 weeks=== ||
 * ===Ch.4 - Maniac itercepted a football "hands" down=== ||
 * ===Maniac saved Arnold Jones from Finsterwald's backyard=== ||
 * ===Maniac circled bases by hitting a frog=== ||
 * ===Maniac untied cobble's knot=== ||
 * ===Maniac taught Grayson how to read=== ||
 * ===At 20 paces, he hit a telophone pole with a stone 61 times in a row=== ||
 * ===On one rail he beat the frieght train to the park and didn't sweat=== ||
 * ===Maniac walked barefoot through the rat-infested dump=== ||
 * ===Maniac stuck his arm in a mysterious hole down by the creek.=== ||
 * ===Maniac climed the fence at the zoo and kissed the baby buffalo=== ||
 * ===Maniac stood in Finsterwald's backyard for 10 minutes=== ||
 * ===Maniac Knocked on Finsterwald's front door=== ||
 * ===Maniac went into the East end=== ||
 * ===Maniac raced Mars Bar and beat him going backwards=== ||

Chapter 17- Why was Amanda, Hester and Lester trying to stop Maniac from going home?
Answer-They tried to stop maniac because they were trying to stop him from seeing what was writen on the brick wall.

Why did it take Maniac so long to figure out what the man was saying?.
Answer- It takes him so long because Maniac didn't see why blacks and whites didn't go together he didn't understand why they called them blacks and whites.

Chapter 18- Why does Maniac think about leaving?
Answer- Maniac thinks about leaving because he knows that alot people dont want him there at the East End.

Why is Amanda trying to come up with an idea for maniac to stay?
Answer-Amanda tries to come up with an idea because she is friends with jeffery and she enjoys him staying with her. Also she is worried about him and what will happen to him.

Chapter 19- Why does Jeffery want to try to untie the knot?
Answer- Jeffery wants to try to untie the knot because if he unties the knot he'll be a hero and nobody will mess with him

Why did Mr.Cobble have the idea of the knot contest?
Answer-he had this idea because if the winner got their picture with the store in the backround his business would rise.

Chapter 20- Why did Mr.Cobble put the knot outside for a year?
Answer- He puts the knot outside for a year because it makes it more difficult for someone to untie it.

How did Maniac untie Cobble's knot?
Answer- Maniac untied the knot with consentration, skill, knowledge, food, and a nap.

Chapter 21- Why does Maniac walk out of town?
Answer- He walks out of town because he wants to stop being tracked by Mars bar and by the Cobras. Most of all he dosn't want the Beales to get hurt.

How does Amanda's encyclopedia turn into confetti?
Answer- It turns into confetti because Hester and Lester got a hold of it and teared it into shreds.

Chapter 22- Who was Maniac hiding from in the bush?
Answer- Maniac was probaly hiding from the Cobras

Why did Maniac not return to the zoo untill night?
Answer- He probaly went to run, since he did that every morning at the Beales. or he was running from the Cobras.

Chapter 23- Why dosn't Maniac want to go to school?
Answer-Maniac dosn't want to go to school because its not a real home and not a real address.

Why did Maniac wish he was licking icing from Mrs. Beales thumb and not his?
Answer- Maniac wished this because he loved the warm brown thumb that she had.

Chapter 24- Why did Grayson ask Maniac if black people ate mashed potatoes?
Answer- Grayson asked this because since blacks and whites didnt do anything together Grayson didn't know if they ate the same things as he did.

Why did Grayson ask Maniac if he wanted to sleep at his house?
Answer- Grayson asked Maniac this because the baseball equipment rooms floors were really hard and Grayson liked Maniac.

Chapter 25- Where did the name Grayson come from?
Answer- Earl's middle name is Grayson and he likes to be called that.

Why do you think Grayson's curveball wouldn't curve and he started doing bad?
Answer- I think Grayson was too nervous and wanted to win to bad.

Chapter 26- Why couldn't Grayson read?
Answer- Grayson couldn't read because he probaly didn't go to school.

Why couldn't Maniac hit Grayson's ball?
Answer-Maniac couldn't hit it because it was a "stopball" which meant it stoped in front of you.

What does it mean when Maniac never let him slink back to the showers,but kept sending him back to the plate?
Answer- This means that Maniac never let him take a break. Grayson wanted to learn how to read and Maniac was going to teach him.

Chapter 28- Why did Maniac tell Grayson he could have what ever he wanted?
Answer- Maniac told Grayson this because he read a book from cover to cover without any help.

Why did Maniac want to sleep on the chest protectors?
Answer- Maniac wanted to do this because he didn't like to be too comfy and was happy to have some where to sleep.

Chapter 29- Why was Maniac's Thanksgiving with Grayson the best one he ever had?
Answer- It was Maniacs best Thanksgiving because all the one he had before were with his aunt and uncle who never said a word to each other and now Maniac could talk to someone and be thankful for it.

Why did Maniac paint 101 on the door?
Answer- Maniac did this because he needed an address and he had one again; "One oh one Band Shell Boulevard."

Chapter 30- Why did Grayson move in with Maniac?
Answer- Grayson moved in with Maniac because he was there everyday anyway and Maniac's equipment shed was cozy and was like a house.

What did Grayson do with the tree limbs?
Answer- He built a reindeer that was big enough for Maniac to ride.

Chapter 31- Why did Maniac love the baseball glove so much?
Answer- Maniac loved the baseball glove because it was Grayson's glove that he played with in the minors.

What book did Grayson get for Christmas?
Answer- Maniac gave him a new book called the man who stricked out Willie Mays. The author was Jeffery L. Magee.

Chapter 32- Why do you think Grayson died?
Answer- I think Grayson died of old age and he worked too much for his age.

Why didnt alot of people come to Grayson's funeral?
Answer- Alot of people didn't come because Grayson didn't have any family anymore or friends.

Russell and Piper
Russell is a rude kid. He thinks hes better than everyone. He is around 8 years old. Since he is young he is easily convinced by people. For example Maniac said if him and his brother came to Two Mills he'll show them a shortcut to Mexico, which is where they were running away to. He is very messy and his brother is John McNabb. Piper is Russell and John's littlest brother. He has a missing tooth. At first when he first met Maniac he called him names like meatball. He is also rude and messy like both his brothers. They're house is very dirty with cockroaches and rats crawling around and there is a hole in Russell and Piper's room. They're dad does not care much and they don't have a mom so they do whatever they want. One thing they do is drink beer and smoke in the house. Russell and Piper do this too and they are very young.

=**1/26/11 95/A Good job! Mrs. Becker**=