Author Last Name,
Author First Name,
Pages,
Binding,
Edition,
ISBN 10,
ISBN 13,
Condition,
Publisher,
Date Published,
Specifications
Author Last Name:
Philbrick
Author First Name:
Rodman
Pages:
193
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
Reprint
ISBN 10:
0439286069
ISBN 13:
9780439286060
Condition:
New
Publisher:
Scholastic Paperbacks
Date Published:
1/1/0001
Genre:
Juvenile Fiction
Description
Meet Maxwell Kane, narrator of Freak the Mighty. He s a timid soul stuck in the body of a teenage giant with size 14 shoes. Haunted by a dark secret in his past, he hides out in his basement room, avoiding the world. But when a new kid moves in next door Max s life changes forever. The two outcasts form the normal world team up to become Freak the Mighty. Like knights of old they defend the weak, right every wrong and solve the mystery of Max s past. Proving once and for all that courage comes in all sizes.Publishers WeeklyTwo eighth-grade misfits-one physically impaired, the other with a learning disability-become fast friends in a story PW found ``choked with clichs and stereotypes.'' Ages 10-14. (May)