Name of Book: Maniac Magee
Page Read This Week: 22-40
Summary: Magee has become famous. John McNab is angry because Magee make him fell embarrased on the baseball field. Magee was walking in the East End and then a boy called Mars Bar came into him. Mars Bar was kind of bullying Magee. Mars bar saw the book Magee was holding and it was the book Magee borrowed it from Amanda. He said that the book Magee have, it was his book. So he try to get the book from Magee. One page was torn because Mars Bar pulled it. A lady came in and stop the situation. Magee was running and then again, he ran into Mars Bar and this time he was not alone. Mars still want the book and Magee is now against a wall. Amanda suddenly shows up and come in and help Magee. Mars try to blame on Magee but Amanda didnt believe. She kick Mars a lot of times. Mars Bar runs away and then Amanda invites Magee to her home.
Vocab words: Miniature - a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale. Ex - He stared at the faithful miniature of the dinosaur.
Mound - a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll / heap up. Ex - There is a big mound infront.
Slithered - to slide down or along a surface Ex -The box slithered down the chute.
Runt - a person who is small and contemptible: Ex - That runt causes most of the trouble at the meetings.
Mere - being nothing more nor better than: a mere pittance;
Ex - He is still a mere child.
Chomped , champ - to bite upon or grind, esp. impatiently:
Ex - The horses champed the oats.
Befuddled - to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments:
Ex - politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises.
Asphalt - any of various dark-colored, tarmac Ex - The street is paved with asphalt.
Boulevard - a broad avenue in a city, usually having areas at the sides or center for trees, grass, or flowers. Ex - Let's go to the Pacific Boulevard.
Blemish - a defect or flaw; stain; blight.
Ex - a blemish on his record.
Cringed - to shrink, bend, or crouch, esp. in fear or servility; cower. Ex - The whole nation cringed to this dictator through fear
Scraggly - irregular; uneven; jagged. Ex - I scraggly ran down from upstair.
Convention - a meeting or formal assembly. Ex - Either he or I have to attend the convention.
Plunk- to throw, push, put, drop, Ex - She plunked herself down on the seat.
Trail- to follow Ex - The kids trailed him along the way.
Page Read This Week: 22-40
Summary: Magee has become famous. John McNab is angry because Magee make him fell embarrased on the baseball field. Magee was walking in the East End and then a boy called Mars Bar came into him. Mars Bar was kind of bullying Magee. Mars bar saw the book Magee was holding and it was the book Magee borrowed it from Amanda. He said that the book Magee have, it was his book. So he try to get the book from Magee. One page was torn because Mars Bar pulled it. A lady came in and stop the situation. Magee was running and then again, he ran into Mars Bar and this time he was not alone. Mars still want the book and Magee is now against a wall. Amanda suddenly shows up and come in and help Magee. Mars try to blame on Magee but Amanda didnt believe. She kick Mars a lot of times. Mars Bar runs away and then Amanda invites Magee to her home.
Vocab words:
Miniature - a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
Ex - He stared at the faithful miniature of the dinosaur.
Mound - a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll / heap up.
Ex - There is a big mound infront.
Slithered - to slide down or along a surface
Ex -The box slithered down the chute.
Runt - a person who is small and contemptible:
Ex - That runt causes most of the trouble at the meetings.
Mere - being nothing more nor better than: a mere pittance;
Ex - He is still a mere child.
Chomped , champ - to bite upon or grind, esp. impatiently:
Ex - The horses champed the oats.
Befuddled - to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments:
Ex - politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises.
Asphalt - any of various dark-colored, tarmac
Ex - The street is paved with asphalt.
Boulevard - a broad avenue in a city, usually having areas at the sides or center for trees, grass, or flowers.
Ex - Let's go to the Pacific Boulevard.
Blemish - a defect or flaw; stain; blight.
Ex - a blemish on his record.
Cringed - to shrink, bend, or crouch, esp. in fear or servility; cower.
Ex - The whole nation cringed to this dictator through fear
Scraggly - irregular; uneven; jagged.
Ex - I scraggly ran down from upstair.
Convention - a meeting or formal assembly.
Ex - Either he or I have to attend the convention.
Plunk - to throw, push, put, drop,
Ex - She plunked herself down on the seat.
Trail - to follow
Ex - The kids trailed him along the way.
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