Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick


Book Recommended by Anup C.

Mountain Park Branch

I never would have thought an enormous mentally-disabled boy and a highly intelligent, crippled boy could have become friends. As they go on imaginary quests and fight real criminals, there is just one thing that stands in the way, which is their emotions. Kevin, with his shortness, fights using his power of words as a weapon along with his imagination and intelligence. But Max, ‘The Giant’, struggles to fight his feelings. He believes what everyone says. People judge Max by his father, Killer Kane, a criminal. They also assume he’s stupid because he can barely read or write. Max suffers by keeping these emotions in about his dad and his disabilities. Even though he couldn’t save himself, it was benevolent and brave of Kevin to save Max, teaching him how to use his imagination to create adventures. They then double up an become the nine feet tall superhuman, ‘Freak, the Mighty!’.

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