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Freak the Mighty is a young adult novel by Rodman Philbrick.Published in 1993, it was followed by the novel Max the Mighty in 1998. The primary characters are friends Maxwell Kane, a large, developmentally disabled, but kind-hearted boy, and Kevin Avery, nicknamed "Freak", who is physically disabled but very intelligent.
Freak the Mighty was later adapted into a movie titled The Mighty. He wrote the cyberpunk , dystopian novel The Last Book in the Universe and the science fantasy novel REM World . Other works for young readers include The Young Man and the Sea , which is dedicated to his nieces Annie and Molly, and The Fire Pony , about two brothers on the run ...
The Mighty is a 1998 American coming of age buddy comedy-drama film directed by Peter Chelsom and written by Charles Leavitt. Based on the book Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick, the film stars Sharon Stone, Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson, Harry Dean Stanton, Kieran Culkin, James Gandolfini and Elden Henson.
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Max Kane helps Rachel, nicknamed "Worm" because of her love of reading, run away from her overly religious and abusive stepfather, whom Max nicknames "The Undertaker" because he drives a hearse and wears black clothing.
First edition (publ. Blue Sky Press) The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg is a historical novel by Rodman Philbrick, author of Freak the Mighty.Set during the American Civil War, it follows the adventures of a boy who is an inveterate teller of tall tales on his quest to find his older brother, a Union soldier.
The plot summary was rambling and all-but incoherent. I've replaced it with a much briefer but more informative one (quite well written, too) from an older revision . --Tony 01:30, 18 February 2008 (UTC) I removed an unnecessary bracket by Gwens name. 74.109.63.240 01:10, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
Published on April 12, 2005, by William Morrow, the book has been described as melding pop culture with economics. [1] By late 2009, the book had sold over 4 million copies worldwide. [ 2 ] Based on the success of the original book, Levitt and Dubner have grown the Freakonomics brand into a multi-media franchise, with a sequel book, a feature ...