Rodman Philbrick

Freak the Mighty (Scholastic Gold)

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Two boys--a slow learner stuck in the body of a teenage giant and a tiny genius in leg braces--forge a unique friendship when they pair up to create one formidable human force. Basis for the film "The Mighty." Named as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults.

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MAX. FREAK. BEST FRIENDS. FOREVER. "I never had a brain until Freak came along. . . ". That's what Max thought. All his life he'd been called stupid. Dumb. Slow. It didn't help that his body seemed to be growing faster than his mind. It didn't help that people were afraid of him. So Max learned how to be alone At least until Freak came along. Freak was weird, too. He had a little body -- and a really big brain. Together Max and Freak were unstoppable. Together, they were Freak the Mighty.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scholastic Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Altersempfehlung: 9 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 134mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 133g
• ISBN-13: 9780439286060
• ISBN-10: 0439286069
• Artikelnr.: 21787628

Autorenporträt

Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick has written more than a dozen novels for young readers. In 1993, he published his first children's book, Freak the Mighty, which became an instant classic, and was made into a feature film. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg was a 2010 Newbery Honor Book. Philbrick's other acclaimed novels include Max the Mighty, The Young Man and the Sea, The Last Book in the Universe, Zane and the Hurricane, and Wildfire. Philbrick divides his time between Maine and the Florida Keys. You can learn more about him on his website: rodmanphilbrick.com.