Freak the Mighty

Summary

“A wonderful story of triumph over imperfection, shame, and loss.”--School Library Journal, starred review

Max, who suffers from a learning disability befriends Freak, whose birth defect affects his body, but not his brilliant mind.

About the Author

Rodman Philbrick is the author of six award-winning novels for young readers. His first novel, Freak the Mighty, won the California Young Reader Medal. It was received with great acclaim and has sold more than a million copies. The sequel, Max the Mighty, received starred reviews, and his novel The Fire Pony was named a 1996 Capital Choice. His more recent books for the Blue Sky Press are REM World; The Last Book in the Universe, which was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; and The Young Man and the Sea, which received a starred review from School Library Journal. He and his wife live in Maine and the Florida Keys.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes