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Maniac Magee

Spinelli, Jerry
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contemporary fiction coming-of-age past tense third limited POV ~146 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

mythic lyrical heartwarming

A propulsive contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven. Contains notable humor.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 75
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 60
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 65
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 70%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count36,382
Page count~146 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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