Grayson's Kind-heartedness in Maniac Magee

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In the book Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli Grayson was kind-hearted to other characters. The Author developed Grayson's character trait when Maniac asked for a favor. Grayson was a little worried about what he was going to say at first, but it turned out all he wanted was some butterscotch krimpets. Grayson fed him a lot before, so he was a little surprised. Grayson still took Maniac to the store. Maniac, or Jeffory should I say, got a whole box of krimpets! Both of the boys were so happy after that. This demonstrates that Grayson is kind-hearted because Grayson is feeding him because he is making sure that Maniac is doing ok because he is homeless. Later on in the story Grayson’s kind-hearted character trait was developed when Maniac asked

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