Freak the Mighty

Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick, he’s made other great books that you also might be interested in such as, The Last Book in theUniverse, Max The Mighty, The Fire Pony, REM World, Young Man and The Sea etc. But personally this book was better than the others he’s written because Freak the Mighty grabs you into the book as soon as you read it, great Hook and perfect story line more sympathetic.

               

Freak the Mighty is about two young boys who didn’t know each other but had similar Similarities. They both got picked on for what they called being weird, geeky, and just not fitting in to the groups at their school. Kevin was the nerdy kid to the other students he was awfully smart though, he would always get A’s in school work but he was very quiet that’s why other kids bullied him because what happened in the past, see in the past his father killed his mother and ever since then everyone looked at him as the boy who mother got killed by his father. Even though he didn’t have nothing to do with the killing they still taunt him about it, who taunts a kid who been through hell? He just lost his mother. The sad part about this even though it’s already horrible they made a little phrase for him it went”Killer Kane Killer Kane had a kid with no Brain” (72 Philbrick). Max was Taller than other kids but he was to quiet about the kids picking on him about his flaws. He didn’t know how to read so he was slower than others but only because nobody was willing to teach him how to. But when Kevin and Max met each other they became great friends and when the Bully’s started picking on them, they fought back they didn’t let anyone mess with them anymore. Even in the mix Kevin taught Max how to read and that’s even better so when the kids pick on him he can prove to them that he can read.

               

I RECOMMEND this book to everyone who has ever felt quiet or is not tough enough to stand up to their bully. This book teaches kids to never back down and fight back when things are getting tough for you. But you don’t always have to fight you can go talk to someone to help you express your feelings if you feel threatened with the people that are bullying you. If you’re not stable enough to talk back and stand up to your bully’s then go talk to someone who can make things that are terrible for you end. And never pick on someone because you never know what they’re going through at home.

Book Review by Silver T.