Freak the Mighty

I read this book back in 4th or 5th grade; I'll give it a proper rating once I've re-read.

Even after coming back to this book so many years and well into my adult life, it still broke my heart

I remember a patron came in and checked out this book, apparently this use to be a book that school made them read for summer that she liked and wanted to re-visit. It was actually pretty short and good...yes, tim and I cried.


Rec. by patron at the library

My 7th grade almost stepson is currently reading “Freak the Mighty” for school and excitedly encouraged me to pick it up so we could talk about it.

At first, I found the language a little unusual even for a middle grade book, but then we are reading about Max Kane's world in his voice. Without ruining the story, it's an “unvanquished” book about friendship and family that had me crying by the end. It's definitely recommended for 6th grade and up.

And don't skip the last 8 pages!