Freak the Mighty
Publisher
Blue Sky Press
Publication Year
1993
ISBN
9780590474122
Pages
169 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
At the beginning of eighth grade, learning disabled Max and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces they make a powerful team.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Lexile Measure
930L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Disability and Health; Family member death; Incarceration; Legal guardianship; Single parent; Physical disability; legal guardian; grandparents raising grandchild; child living with relative; relatives raising relative; mobility; prosthesis; learning disability; single mother; incarcerated father; deceased mother
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Keywords
canes; prosthetic legs; tall; giant; short; best friends; friendship; school; small town; imagination; summer
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Philbrick, Rodman, "Freak the Mighty" (1993). Diverse Families. 2127.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2127