In the novel Maniac Magee Amanda Beal was introduced as an intelligence person. Jerry Spinelli has showed it in the novel Maniac Magee. The author first develops Amanda to be intelligence when Jeffrey Magee was walking down the street and he saw Amanda with a suitcase. Jeffrey walked up to her and asked her why she was carrying the big suitcase. Amanda replied and said this suitcase is full of books because if my brother or sister get a hold of a book they will crayone it. Amanda showed intelligence because she gave hime a book Another way Amanda showed intelligence was when jeffrey stayed at Amanda’s house she had to sleep with her brother and sister while Jeffrey was sleeping in Amanda’s room. Amanda was being flexible so Jeffrey could