The book was adapted as a TV movie in 2003 which was nominated for the Humanitas prize in the children's live action category,[32][33] and as an audiobook by Listening Library in 2005. (ISBN 978-0-307-24318-8)[34]
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Sometime after the book exchange with Amanda, Maniac shows up at a local high school athletic field. Maniac is discovered as he catches a sixty-yard football pass thrown by the school’s quarterback, Brian Deheny. After the amazing catch, Maniac...
Grayson, a retired Minor League baseball player, tells Maniac stories about his earlier career, and Maniac teaches Grayson how to read.
Maniac runs again to deal with the sadness and stress he carries inside of him.
