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2000
(first published 1993)
by Listening Library
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Audio Cassette
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0807279846
(isbn13: 9780807279847)
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Read by Elden Henson
Two cassettes / 3 hours 16 mins.
Meet Maxwell Kane, narrator of The Mighty. He's a timid soul stuck in the body of a teenage gia...more
Two cassettes / 3 hours 16 mins.
Meet Maxwell Kane, narrator of The Mighty. He's a timid soul stuck in the body of a teenage gia...more
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
anyone that enjoys reading
Freak the Mighty is a tear jerking story about two total opposites that become best friends. The 2 main characters, Max and Kevin a.k.a Freak the Mighty lead amazing unpredictable lives, they went on quests and fought dragons. The book is very good, the action really ramps up toward the end leading to a sad but satisfying ending. The ending is satisfying because once you've finished the book you immediately realize that you have just read something that you will always remember as one of the b...more
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Read in October, 2007
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Anyone who enjosys a good booj.
Freak the Mighty was just a really good book. it is sad what happens at the end, but the entire story line between the two main characters Freak, and Mighty was just complexing.
both are attracted to each other because one is big without so much of a mind, the other is small but with a large mind.
Freak known as KEVIN in the story is a boy with a birth defect. his body is very small and fragile and cannot hold itself up. however, he has the brain of someone say three times his age or y...more
both are attracted to each other because one is big without so much of a mind, the other is small but with a large mind.
Freak known as KEVIN in the story is a boy with a birth defect. his body is very small and fragile and cannot hold itself up. however, he has the brain of someone say three times his age or y...more
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Read in October, 2007
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Anyone who loves a story about true friendship
This is a lovely, offbeat book about the unlikely friendship between two boys who seem to share nothing in common. Max is very big for his age, and thinks he isn't very smart, while Kevin has a birth defect that causes him to stay very small. He's also brilliant! The two team up, Max carrying Kevin on his shoulders, and become Freak the Mighty, going on quests to assist those in need and living life to its fullest in every adventure. The story is told from Max's point of view, and we learn a...more
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Joe Kolloch
recommends it for: Teachers, junior high aged kids
recommends it for: Teachers, junior high aged kids
This is a fun book, and the kids love it (I teach junior high and cover this book every year). It's the story of an unlikely friendship between a very small boy with health problems and a short life span, and a very large boy whose childhood has been pretty rough. There is a little bit of language that might deter some teachers, but I've found that the kids can get past it for the story. There are a lot of fun adventures, some great lessons, and some tough issues that the boys go through toge...more
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Read in November, 2007
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Middle schoolers
Freak the Mighty is about the friendship of two boys living in a small town who balance each other out beautifully. One's strength is the others weakness. They need each other to face a world that does not always understand the challenges faced by disabled/ special needs individuals. Themes tackled throughout the books include stereotypes, coming of age, death, domestic violence, loss of parents, and appreciating differences. Although this book is geared towards middle schoolers, some of the hum...more
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Freak the Mighty was about a boy named kevin (FREAK),who was a midjet with disabilties but dosent let that slow him down. MAX (MIGHTY)is a giant kid who is not the brightest,Kevin amd Max meet when they were in preschool,and havent seen each other sence .Then when they were in the eighth grade kevin moved down the street from max ,after awhile they started to remember each other ,they became the best of friends, the two of them together became Freak the Mighty.this book has brought me a lot o...more
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♥Freak The Mighty is a fantastic book, besides the ending that was kid of depressing. but anyway the minute I set my eyes on the first paragraph I was like addicted to it. Anyhow, a small and very smart eighth grader named Freak (Kevin) and a rather big and not so smart eighth grader named Max (Mighty)didnt have any friends until Freak moved in the block next door to Mighty and then they both became friends. Together Freak and Mighty go on many journeys (as Freak says) and become Frweak The Mi...more
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What happens when the stupid giant meets the brilliant, but tiny, shrimp? A force strong enough to crush bullies and fight against criminals! Max was the strong, but stupid giant. Everybody feared him because he looks exactly like his imprisoned father. His life was changed when Kevin became his neighbor. He became Max’s best friend as well as his brain. But Kevin does not have much time left, who knows his small body was due to an illness. And Max’s nightmare started when his father got out...more
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Read in March, 2009
Freak the Mighty Kevin and Max meet each other when they were in preschool,and havent seen each other sence.Other kids wasnt treating kevin and max becuase kevin has a birth defect so he cant grow at all and he very smart.And max is very tall and not that smart and some kid tells that he dumb.Then when they were in the eighth grade kevin moved down the street from max ,after awhile they started to remember each other ,they became the best of friends.
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Freak The Mighty by,Rodman Philibrick
“Just because I have different disability I cant do it ?“ said freak at the amazing book that I read called Freak The Mighty. This book was the first one that I read in English, the reason why I read this book, was for my English work in English class when I was in 8th grade and I enjoyed a lot this book for lot reasons
The first reason I liked this book, was because it got me so interest on it, that made me read it again so I could...more
“Just because I have different disability I cant do it ?“ said freak at the amazing book that I read called Freak The Mighty. This book was the first one that I read in English, the reason why I read this book, was for my English work in English class when I was in 8th grade and I enjoyed a lot this book for lot reasons
The first reason I liked this book, was because it got me so interest on it, that made me read it again so I could...more
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Read in January, 2009
Wow! Just like Sesame Street has always paved the way for inclusion of minorities in television, Young Adult lit is the vanguard of writing intelligently about people with disabilities. Two kids--one with an emotionally-induced learning disorder who is abnormally large, and one with a genetic disorder which causes him to be small, disproportionate, and supersmart--find one another and become the oddest pair of friends in town. Max, aka "The Mighty", reminds everyone of his father, wh...more
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When I first heared from my teacher that we were going to read Freak The Mighty, I really was not excited. The cover looked weird but I had to read it. It was not so bad. I liked the caracters, and how the story was set up.
It all starts with Max who lives with his grandparents because his dad killed him mom and now the dad is in jail. Max starts of as a hopless kid who is doing awful in school. He then meets freak, who both don't start off so well. One day, Max sees Freak reaching into a t...more
It all starts with Max who lives with his grandparents because his dad killed him mom and now the dad is in jail. Max starts of as a hopless kid who is doing awful in school. He then meets freak, who both don't start off so well. One day, Max sees Freak reaching into a t...more
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Freak the Mighty is all about a kid named Maxwell Kane and his life. Max is very big for his age and is not that intelligent. But evrything changes when he meets Freak. Freak (Kevin) is a 13-year old boy who is very short for his age. He might have a small body but he has a huge brain. Together, Max and Freak become Freak The Mighty. The problems begin when Max's dad, Killer Kane, gets out of jail. while many things happen in this book, only friendship is the key for them to go on ,as one.
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This book was about a kid who was disabled and there is a big kid named max who comes along and he tags along with him which is very cool. This book is also about the adventures they took together and how they go around the world and stuff like that. There are alot of mysteries in this book and it gives you the urge to keep on reading.
I connect to this book because i like to do amazing things like go on adventures and explore the world and what not. Is is cool doing all these thing and hav...more
I connect to this book because i like to do amazing things like go on adventures and explore the world and what not. Is is cool doing all these thing and hav...more
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For me, the most difficult reviews of all to write are those that are attached to my few five-star reviews.
In my eyes, Freak the Mighty is nigh upon a life changer. Stories that are so real and full of feeling and so perfectly sympathetic to both the emotions of the reader as well as the emotions of the characters do not come around very often, but Freak the Mighty lives up to every highest standard that I could imagine for the greatest in literature. Rodman Philbrick does not seem to m...more
In my eyes, Freak the Mighty is nigh upon a life changer. Stories that are so real and full of feeling and so perfectly sympathetic to both the emotions of the reader as well as the emotions of the characters do not come around very often, but Freak the Mighty lives up to every highest standard that I could imagine for the greatest in literature. Rodman Philbrick does not seem to m...more
Read in February, 2009
Genre- Fiction/Chapter book
Reading Level- Ages 9-12
Topic and Themes- Two very different boys boys become friends. Diversity, friendship, bullying, acceptance
Curricula use- Assigned reading
Social- This book addresses diversity, bullying, death and dying and acceptance
Literary elements- Two very different boys become friends and take on the world together. They help each other to overcome their personal issues.
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Reading Level- Ages 9-12
Topic and Themes- Two very different boys boys become friends. Diversity, friendship, bullying, acceptance
Curricula use- Assigned reading
Social- This book addresses diversity, bullying, death and dying and acceptance
Literary elements- Two very different boys become friends and take on the world together. They help each other to overcome their personal issues.
Text and Pi...more
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Freak the Mighty, is heart warming story of two completely opposite people meeting and becoming life long friends. this is a great and classis book for all ages. it is a fun, adventuous, funny, and suspensful at the same time. it makes you want to imagine the story, and gives you a great picture of what's going on, and that's why it deserves 4/5 stars. Freak, has a physical disorder, and is crippled. he is small, but is very energetic and loud, not to mention a genius. Mighty on the other hand i...more
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A great book which has also been made into a movie, is about two protagonists of Max and "Freak" (Kevin). Kevin, a bigger than average man who realized on his best friend to get around. Max, who becomes his friend is a smaller genius boy that goes on this wild adventure with Kevin. You can say with the both of them together, they can make a super human of extreme genius and strength. This book shows how Max and Kevin become trustful, and loyal which is helpful in their magic adventur...more
Read in March, 2009
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It took me a few chapters to get into this book, but once I was in I was there for keeps. It took me a while to warm up to Kevin, but I think that was because it took a while for Max to understand who Kevin was--what a brave person he was. For a while Max was living in his own darkness--didn't know who he was and didn't like himself.
Once Max gained some appreciation for himself, and I was able to see that Kevin wasn't using Max and had faith in Max, I began to like both of them quite...more
Once Max gained some appreciation for himself, and I was able to see that Kevin wasn't using Max and had faith in Max, I began to like both of them quite...more
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Maxwell Kane, the main character, tells us about his adventures/conflicts with his best friend Kevin. It's awesome!
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