Which author won the 1991 Newbery Medal for 'Maniac Magee'?

Which author won the 1991 Newbery Medal for Maniac Magee? Jerry Spinelli won the 1991 Newbery Medal for Maniac Magee.

The novel centers on Jeffrey Lionel “Maniac” Magee, an orphan whose extraordinary athletic ability and reputation carry him through the fictional Pennsylvania town of Two Mills. As he moves between communities divided by racial prejudice, the story examines loneliness, belonging, courage, and the possibility of breaking inherited barriers.

Spinelli presents Maniac partly as a legendary figure, so some episodes have the exaggerated quality of tall tales. That style is intentional: the town’s competing stories about him show how myths grow and how people use them to express hopes about their community.

The award year is 1991, while the novel was published in 1990. It was the Medal winner that year; The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle received Newbery Honor recognition. Spinelli later won another Newbery Medal for Loser? No—his other major Newbery recognition was a 1998 Honor for Wringer, preventing a common mix-up with his Medal-winning book.