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by: Rodman Philbrick
Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780590110228
ISBN: 0590110225
Label: Scholastic
Manufacturer: Scholastic
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 169
Publication Date: 1998-10
Publisher: Scholastic
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Sales Rank: 134851
Studio: Scholastic
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Product Description:
The award-winning novel Freak the Mighty is now a holiday major motion picture release! Starring Sharon Stone, Gillian Anderson, Kieran Culkin, Harry Dean Stanton and Gena Rowlands, this is the hilarious, inspirational story of 13-year-old Maxwell Kane, a giant boy in size 14 shoes who's slow in school, short on courage, and long on not fitting in. Then he meets Kevin, a tiny Einstein in leg braces with more smarts, lip and nerve than any kid in town. Together they form an unbeatable combination--an imposing force with an iron will and a wild imagination.
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Rating:  - An emotional rollercoaster
An emotional roller coaster
"The Mighty", by Rodman Philbrick, is an excellent fiction novel that really moved me. The theme of this book, or at least one of them, is that two complete opposites can come together to make a friendship and a team. This story is about two kids: Maxwell Kane, a timid, gentle giant who is slow in school and haunted by a secret of his past times. He likes to hang out in his room in the basement (the dungeon) where he is isolated from everyone else. The ... Read More
Rating: - Listening instead of reading "The Mighty"
I really enjoyed listening to this story on cassette. This is a story about two boys, Kevin and Maxwell, who don't really fit in with everyone else. They become best friends and do everything together. Some of the story was a little slow but got a little more exciting when Maxwell's father came back to town after being in prison. He was in prison for killing his wife, Max's mother. I would recommend others to listen to this audio. While listening to the story, you kind of become part of it because ... Read More
Rating:  - The Mighty Review
Chapters 1 and 2- The setting is in a large city. The period of time is contemparary. We meet Max (Maxwell Kane). He is large for his age and lives with his grandparents (Grim and Gram). Kevin is another new character. He has leg braces and cruches. He has an illness. He lives with Gwen, his mom.
Chapters 3 and 4- The are in the basement, but which they call the down under because it is Australia. Maxwell's illness is L.D.. L.D. stands for Learning Disabled. Kevin has to hump while going up ... Read More
Rating:  - Freak The Mighty
I didn't like the book Freak The Mighty. I just like it at all. It was a book that I never would have read if it weren't for our class Literature Circle. I didn't like it because it was a book that didn't have a good plot, and it jumps around alot.
Rating: - a must read for my fifth grade class
After reading Freak the Mighty it will enable any teacher to use the book as a teaching tool to human kindness. It is a perfect opener to any school year as children are learning tolerance of each other.
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