# Books like Maniac Magee

**10** books similar to *Maniac Magee* by Jerry Spinelli (Middle Grade Fiction · 820L · grades 4–7), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** race, homelessness, family, legend and reality, prejudice
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