RW+Allison

 Maniac Magee

Maniac Magee,by Jeri Spaneli,is about A orphan,Jeffery Lionel Magee,who lives wiht his aunt and uncle.He became an orphan because his parents were killed in a P&W trolley accident. After living wiht them for eight straight Years, Jerffery runs away to Two mills,Pennsylvania. In Two Mills, he Impresses the kids there with his amazing athletic feet and fearlessness,he earns the name,MANIAC. But Maniac does something brave, he moves back and forth from the east and west side.( at that time, whites and blacks weren't supposed to be seen together.) Maniac makes friends and enimies on both sides,bonding with the Beale family on the East Side and The predjudice MacNabs on the West Side. On event that i liked in the book was when Maniac versed his enimie Mars Bar Thompson, in a some kind of contest.As all these events go on, Maniac lives with his friend in the Zoo pen house, and a sad event is when his friend(A retired baseball player) dies in his sleep. In the end Maniac, moves in to a new family, The Beales. he learns about all the racial judgement and isn't homeless anymore.

I really liked this book because the story is so....Exciting, i can't even explain it! And Maniac Learned so much things about both, East and West Side.

By: Allison

Accidentaly Fabulous

Accidentaly Fabulous,by Lisa Papademetriou, Is about a girl named Amy Flowers who is starting high school called Allington High where she knows aboulutly NOBODY!! In the beginning(chapter1/2) She meets her uncle's finace's daughter,Jenelle,which she actually liked.But then Jennelle is followed by Allingotns Oh-So-Mean Fiona...Fiona and Jenelle are part of Allingtons League(The Popular Crew).One of my favourite events in the book is when Amy meets Jenelle,but then Jenelle rips her dress and Amy fixes is with a stapler.At the end of the story Amy is part of the League and Fiona's personality has changed from Mean to very Bubbly and nice.it all started when Amy faced her fears and stood up for herself nfront of Fiona.I liked this book becuase of all the drama that was going on with Amy anf the League and becuase of all very very Dramatic events with Fiona and Amy with Jenelle in the middle.