I hate it when I get distracted from a book by life. That is exactly what happened with my first Newberry Challenge book Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. I have been extremely busy at work and actually took some teachers to a reading conference. It has taken me about 3 weeks to read an 184 page book. So for me to write a review would be a disservice to Jerry Spinelli. The first half of the book was great and the last half was such a disconnect with me, it just wouldn't be fair.
