Maniac Magee -

The story begins with a tragedy: Jeffrey's parents die in a trolley accident. After years of living with an aunt and uncle who refuse to speak to one another, Jeffrey does the only thing that makes sense. He runs.

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But his most impressive feat isn't athletic. It's his radical "colorblindness." Jeffrey doesn't understand why he shouldn't live with the Beales in the East End or why he can't be friends with an old groundskeeper like Grayson. To him, people are just people. Why It Still Matters The story begins with a tragedy: Jeffrey's parents