Name: _____________________

Anticipation Guide for Maniac Magee

For each of the below statements, write in the column marked Before Reading an A if you
agree with it, or a D if you disagree with it. After reading the book, revisit this sheet and in the
column marked After Reading, write the answer the main character would give to these
statements.
Before Reading

After Reading
1) How you are treated
should be based on where
you live.

2) Family means your

parents, brothers, and sisters

3) Homeless people are either

bad or lazy.

4) Rumors you hear about

other people are usually true

5) Every person has a story.