Philbrick, W. R.

Freak the Mighty / Rodman Philbrick. - 169 pages ; 20 cm.

Wilson's Junior High School, October 2010 School Library Journal starred, October 2007 Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2010 School Library Journal, June 2000 Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2000 Child Study Children's Book Committee, November 1999 Library Journal Starred, October 1997 Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), April 1998 Publisher's Weekly, June 2001 Booklist, December 1999 Wilson's Junior High School. School Library Journal starred. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.).

At the beginning of eighth grade, Max, who has a learning disability, 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.

5.5 5-8 930L Lexile W Fountas 6.3

0439286069 (pbk.) 9780439286060 0329273132 9780329273132 0329573810 9780329573812


Learning disabilities--Fiction.
People with disabilities--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Schools--Fiction.
Learning disabilities--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
School stories.
People with physical disabilities--Fiction.

PZ7.P52112 / Fr 2001

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