Day 1 - orphan - a child whose parents are deceased.

Pg. 5 - And just like that, Maniac was an orphan.

legend - an unverifiable story handed down from the past.

Pg. 8 - The legend doesn’t have the answer.

Read Chapters 1-5 Pages 5 - 19.

Quiz - 10 questions.

Day 2 - pandemonium - a place marked with disorder and wild ; confusion.

Pg. 25 - Pandemonium on the sidelines.

Read Chapters 6-11 Pages 20-40.

Vocabulary Practice

Day 3 - allergy - pathological or abnormal reaction to environmental ; substances, as foods, dust, pollens, or microorganisms.

Pg. 48 - He said it might be an allergy.

Read Chapters 12-16 Pages 41-58.

Quiz on Chapters 6-16 10 questions.

Day 4 - confetti - small pieces of paper thrown during a happy occasion.

Pg. 74 - Scraps of paper fluttered down in a shower of homemade confetti.

Read Chapters 17-21 Pages 59-76

Quiz 7 questions

Day 5 - dumbfounded - to confound with amazement

Pg. 87 - Dumbfounded, the old man drove back out of the park to the nearest diner, where he sat with a cup of coffee while the boy wolfed down meatloaf and gravy, mashed potatoes, zucchini, salad, and coconut custard pie.

Repertoire - the accomplishments or skills of a person.

Pg. 97 - Except for one pitch, the only one left in his repertoire from the old days.

Read Chapters 22-26 Pages 79-99

Quiz -6 questions

Vocabulary Practice 2

Day 6 - Mourner - a person who expressing grief or sorrow.

Pg. 116 - Maniac was the only mourner.

Read Chapters 27-32 Pages 100-118.

Quiz - 5 questions

Day 7 - replicas - a reproduction or copy of something.

Pg. 123 - The only buildings here were tiny log-and-mortar- cabins, replicas of the army’s shelters.

Read Chapters 33-36 Pages 121-140

Quiz - 5 questions

Day 8 - feats - a notable act or achievement.

Pg. 141 - Thus began a series of heroic feats by Maniac Magee.

ecstatic - the state of intense joy or delight.

Pg. 149 - The reunion had been ecstatic and tearful and nonstop and happy, and inside he was pure July.

Read Chapters 37-41 Pages 141-161

Vocabulary Practice 3

Day 9 Read Chapters 42 -46 Pages 162- 184

Quiz - 8 questions

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