Smith,+Austin


 * =What I heard was true...= || =What was actually true...= ||
 * =The dog would bite me and slobber all over me...= || =He would lay down and sniff your feet...= ||
 * =She was the funniest teacher in the school ...= || =She told lame jokes...= ||
 * =He had the best little brother in the world...= || =He was a brat who always told on us...= ||

. 1. Maniac ran 200 miles in 51 weeks at 11 years old after running away rom his aunt and uncle. 2. Maniac Intercepeted the football from Hands Down and kicked it and it landed in Hands down's Hands. 3. Jeffery Saved Arnold Jones form Finsterwalds backyard after a bunch of high school kids threw him over the fence into the grave yard of balls. 4.At the pcikwells house maniac snuck in and ate dinner with them and by the time they noticed it he was gone in a flash. 5. Jeffery hit Half a dozen Home runs from John Mcnabb, A bully who threw faster then a car could speed. Then he bunted a four bagger when John threw a FastFrog. 6.At the Rail yard Maniac would run on the steel rail instead of the tracks or rocks and none of the cobras belived it but they saw that it was true. 7. Maniac hit a telephone pole from 20 paces away with a rock 61 times in a row. 8.Beat the frieght train to the park while running on the rail of the track. 9.Stuck his hand in the old hole at the creek for 60 seconds. 10.Walked through the dump bare foot. 11.Hoped the buffalo fence and kissed the baby buffalo. || =﻿Lovable in his own special way= =﻿Excited when many friend are around= =﻿Super good at drawing on everything= =﻿Tightly attached to his sister Lester= =﻿Eagerly wants to get a bath with Amanda= =﻿Rarely gets a bath anymore= Ch. 17 1. Why did the crazy man tell Jeffery to go home? The old man thought that Jeffery would ruin the community because he was white. He thought that if Jeffery stayed any longer then something really bad would happen. 2. What did he mean when he said go home? The man meant that go back to the west end with all the other white people. It was clear to the old man that he did not belong Ch. 18 1. Why did Jeffery want to leave east end? The old man told him that he did not belong in this town and that he should go home. Jeffery now realizes that some people think that white people don’t belong in east end. 2. Why did Jeffery come back? He knows that he lives with his new family the Beal’s. I think he simply ran to clear his mind and think about what is going on. Ch. 19 1. How did Mr. Cobble think he make his Grocery Store ‘’explode’’ with business everywhere in Two Mills? Mr. Cobble believed he could use the Knot and give a prize to anybody who wanted to try to untie the knot. At first he gave out a certificate that says you 60 seconds behind the candy counter but now you get a free pizza every week for a year. 2. At the middle of chapter 19 the Knot was described like a ‘’hairy planet’’ and a ‘’Gigantic Hairball’’. Why do you think the author Jerry Spinelli Described it like this? Are there anymore that you could describe the Knot as? The knot was described like a hairy plant and Gigantic fur ball because after all the years of the knot being out side in the rain, snow, and sun it would have gotten moldy and hard like a rock so it would also swell because swing swells when it gets wet. You could also describe the knot as a hairy watermelon or a puffy rat. Ch. 20 1. Some people describe the knot as an old friend of Jeffery’s but some people think the Knot is a worthy challenger to Jeffery. What do you think? I think Jeffery seems like an old pal playing a trick on him because in the story he smirks at the knot like he is saying ‘’Come on you could do better than that’’. 2. To untie the Knot it is said that Jeffery would need the touch of a surgeon, the alertness of an owl, the cunning of 3 foxes and the foresight of a grand master at chess. Why does he need these attributes? Jeffery needs these attributes because if he makes one wrong move the whole Knot will cave in and it will be impossible to untie the knot. Ch. 21 1 How did Amanda know that her encyclopedia was used as confetti? Amanda saw that all the confetti had words like ant and Africa. Also Amanda remembered that she left the encyclopedia in the living room where every body could see it. 2 Why did Jeffery decide that it was time to leave east end? Jeffery thought that the old man was right and that he did not belong with all the black in East end. I think Jeffery will go to West end and find a new home with somebody. Ch. 22 1. How would you describe Grayson? Grayson is a old man who works at the park. He is a very nice man who helped maniac when he was hurt badly. 2. Why was Grayson surprised when Jeffery said he used to live in East end? Jeffery is now in West end after leaving the The Beals family in the East end. Grayson wonders if Black people eat the same food and use the same kind of toothbrushes. This tells me that Grayson knows that Black and White people are exactly the same and Jeffery it one step closer to bringing the people of two mills to ‘’One Mill’’
 * The Amazing Feats of Maniac Magee

Ch.27 1. Why can’t Grayson read? Grayson cannot read because he never had caring parents who asked about his day at school. Also he was treated like an idiot and the principal said to the teacher that they won’t even be able to read a stop sign. 2. Who is //C//? C is the imaginary horse that Grayson rides but he is always kicked off. Even though he keeps failing Grayson get back on with the help of Jeffery and He finally shows C who is boss. Ch.28 1. How is the relationship of Jeffery and Grayson? Jeffery thinks that Grayson is sort of like his father. Grayson buys Jeffery many things to make up his house in the locker room. Grayson thinks Jeffery is like his son and that a father and son should teach each other new things. 2. If you were Grayson and you just read your first book cover to cover how would you feel about this and why? I would feel very happy for myself and celebrate just like he did in the story. I still remember when I read my first book. It was about sharks and how they live. I was 1 ½ tears old. Ch.29 1. In the beginning of the story the author says that winter played with two mills then winter kicked it in the stomach. What does that mean? This means that it was mildly cold in the beginning but all of a sudden it hit it hit two mills like a freight train. It sort of like saying I’m not here to hurt you but then you slap them across the face minutes later. 2. At the football game why did Jeffery glance around after trash talking to see if Mrs. Beal heard him? When Jeffery trashed talked it reminded him of Mrs. Beal. When Jeffery lived at the Beals house he wasn’t allowed to talk like that or he would get smacked in the head. Ch.31 1. Why did Jeffery give mini trees to all the animals? Jeffery gave all the animals trees so they could have a wonderful Christmas like him. 2. How did the Buffalo feel when Jeffery went in the pen to see him? I bet the Buffalo was happy to see him because he nuzzled him. Jeffery gave the Buffalo a scarf for Christmas. Ch.32 1. How do you think Grayson died? Grayson might have died of old age. Grayson also could have died from a heart attack. 2. Why did the minister not come to Grayson burial? The minister didn’t come to the funeral because nobody cared about Grayson Except for Jeffery. Jeffery ran away from this problem like he did with the Beals.

Russell is a very annoying child who has two buck teeth. He lives in the Mcnabb house with his dad John Mcnabb and his brother Piper. Russell is a bad kid who steals things and never goes to school. I think Russell’s favorite foods are Hamburgers and pizza. Russell likes to play with toy guns and hopes to use a real one someday. Piper is an exact mirror image of Russell. Before Maniac new Piper he referred to him as screecher. Maniac called him screecher because he had a very loud voice like a microphone. Screecher also like pizza and hamburgers. I think Piper is very irresponsible because in the house no one would clean the house and since no one did it this passed on to him and now he is irresponsible.

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