Freak the Mighty (Hardcover)

from muse2323

"I never had a brain until Freak came along. And that's the truth. The whole truth. The unvanquished truth is how Freak would say it, and for a long time it was him who did the talking." Tell me, how do you put down a book with a beginning like that? (Or something like that--I did it from memory,...

from porch_reader

This is the first book that my son Matt is reading in 7th grade English. My older son loved it when he read it, so I decided to give it a quick listen. I loved the friendship that developed between Max and Kevin, two boys who don't fit in. Max's father is in prison for killing his mother, and Kev...

from zeebreez

Philbrick, Rodman. Freak the Mighty. New York: Scholastic, Inc., This is a story that deals with the true insecurities kids go through. Freak is a physically disabled boy that is no taller than a two year old. He meets Max who is a boy who is tall for his age. Freak and Max become friends and tog...

from Thach

Characters: Max Kane Freak (Kevin) Kenny "Killer" Kane The Fair Gwen Grim and Gram Iggy and Loretta Lee Setting: at school Theme: With team work you can conquer anything. Genre: Special education, cultures, and differences. Summary: This story is about a big boy is made fun of and then there was ...

from Whisper1

This is a charming story of two young boys who are misfits in society, but fit very well together as friends. One exceedingly tall, the other dwarfish and afflicted with Morquio Syndrome. One whose father is in jail, the other, as the town bullies remind him, had a father that was a "magician" an...