Vocabulary
The meaning of scrawny in this sentence:
With trembling, dusty fingers, he touched the kid's limp, scrawny hand. - Maniac Magee page 81.
What is exceptionally thin?
Grayson played this position on his baseball team
What is the pitcher?
Both Maniac and Grayson did this in their early teens.
What is run away from home?
What is to read?
This happened five days after Christmas
What is Grayson died?
The meaning of robust in this sentence:
No handshake for Julie; she gave each of us a robust hug.
What is having or showing strength?
Grayson made it to this league at the height of his career.
What is the minor league?
This is Grayson's favorite kind of music.
What is Polka?
Maniac used the money Grayson gave him each week to buy this.
What are used books?
Grayson and Maniac decorated this many trees for Christmas.
What is two trees?
The meaning of the word languish in this sentence:
Sure, everyone wants a cute, funny kitten, but adult cats often languish in shelters.
What is to become feeble or weak?
What is the stop ball?
This is Grayson's first name.
What is Earl?
This was the address that Maniac gave to the baseball equipment shed.
What is 101 Band shell Boulevard?
Grayson gave this special gift to Maniac for Christmas.
What is Grayson's old baseball glove?
the meaning of groused in this sentence:
The child groused at her parents for assigning her more chores.
What is complained or grumbled?
This team's scout came to see Grayson play.
What were the Toledo Mud Hens?
This consonant gave Grayson the most trouble.
What is the letter C?
Maniac yelled this after Grayson read his first book.
What is Amen?
Maniac gave this homemade gift to Grayson for Christmas.
What is a book he wrote about Grayson's life?
The meaning of preposterous in this sentence:
It is preposterous that a kid could survive on his own running for 51 weeks.
What is absurd or foolish?
This is how Grayson played when the scout came to see his game.
What is awful?
What is The Little Engine that could?
He was the only mourner at Grayson's funeral
Who is Maniac?
This is why Grayson and Maniac overdecorated for Christmas.
What is because they hadn't celebrated Christmas in a very long time.