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Title details for Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick - Available

Freak the Mighty

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by Rodman Philbrick
Elden Henson
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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.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Max the Mighty

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    March 11, 2008

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780739386088
      • File size: 94242 KB
      • Duration: 03:16:20

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.5
    • Lexile® Measure: 930
    • Interest Level: 6-12(MG+)
    • Text Difficulty: 4-6

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Elden Henson, who played protagonist Max in the film version of this book, proves how well he knows the characters and story in this audio rendition. His reading reinvigorates Max's point of view in this extraordinary story of two misfit adolescents who work together to become a force for good. Disabled Kevin rides on the shoulders of oversized Max--literally. Henson's voices changes its timbre when the brilliant Kevin speaks, and Max's growing admiration for him comes through clearly. When Max's jailed father, "Killer Kane," reappears, and holds him hostage, Max must confront his fear that he may one day become as cruel as his father, and lose the relationships Kevin has helped him build. S.W. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 1, 1995
      Two eighth-grade misfits-one physically impaired, the other with a learning disability-become fast friends in a story PW found ``choked with cliches and stereotypes.'' Ages 10-14.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      October 4, 1993
      Maxwell Kane, a lumbering eighth grader who describes himself as a ``butthead goon,'' has lived with grandparents Grim and Gram ever since his father was imprisoned for murdering his mother. Mean-spirited schoolmates and special ed (for an undetermined learning disability) haven't improved his self-image, so he is totally unprepared for a friendship with Kevin, aka Freak, a veritable genius with a serious birth defect that's left him in braces and using crutches. Max is uplifted by Freak's imagination and booming confidence, while Freak gets a literal boost--hoisted onto Max's shoulders, he shares Max's mobility. Together they become Freak the Mighty, an invincible duo. Philbrick's first YA novel, already implausible, becomes choked with cliches and stereotypes as Max and Freak mix with B-movie lowlifes, a newly paroled Killer Kane kidnaps his son and Freak himself meets a cloyingly articulated fate. Contrived and unappetizing. Ages 10-14.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.5
  • Lexile® Measure:930
  • Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
  • Text Difficulty:4-6

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