The Development Of An Intelligent Character In Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee '

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In the story Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli, develops Amanda Beale to be an intelligent character. An unique way Jerry Spinelli developed this character trait is on page 56, chapter 15 it said, “And he loved the quiet times after Hester and Lester went to bed. That’s when he read Amanda’s books.” When the author mentions that Maniac read Amanda’s book it showed that Amanda let a delightful amazing boy have her things before she even really knew him. Instead of judging Maniac by his looks Amanda used her head and judged him by his character. Additionally, in chapter 13, page 45 the author said that Amanda was happy to give Manic her room. Rather than, being a snot and not sharing with Maniac Amanda showed her intelligence and let Maniac sleep