Rating: Summary: a must read for my fifth grade class Review: After reading Freak the Mighty it will enable any teacher to use the book as a teaching tool to human kindness. It is a perfect opener to any school year as children are learning tolerance of each other.
Rating: Summary: The Mighty Review Review: Chapters 1 and 2- The setting is in a large city. The period of time is contemparary. We meet Max (Maxwell Kane). He is large for his age and lives with his grandparents (Grim and Gram). Kevin is another new character. He has leg braces and cruches. He has an illness. He lives with Gwen, his mom. Chapters 3 and 4- The are in the basement, but which they call the down under because it is Australia. Maxwell's illness is L.D.. L.D. stands for Learning Disabled. Kevin has to hump while going up the stairs so he can get up to the top. Chapters 5 and 6- Max's dad they refer to him as HIM. You meet a new character Tony D., but his nickname for his gang is Blade. Blade is seventeen years old. Chapters 7 and 8- Max and Kevin like to be called Freak the Mighty. Them put together are nine feet tall. They are planning to go on a quest to the East. The cops had to go and get them in the mud pond. Chapters 9 and 10- Kevin goes to the doctors every few months in this Special Unit. The doctors are going to try to fit Kevin in this bionic body. Blades gang ripped off a wallet from this old lady. It is a really good book because if you are or aren't a bully you can learn a really good lesson. You will meet new characters through out the book. Just, you might be suprised what will happen next.
Rating: Summary: The Mighty Review Review: Freak the Mighty Two Young Boys that have a few problems in life.One small in size, & the other extra large. I have read the book over and over and adults and children of all ages will love it.
Rating: Summary: This is one of the best kept secrets in Young Adult Literatu Review: Freak the Mighty is probably the best kept secret in young adult literature. It is a story of friendship, learning, family, and courage. It is written in first-person in Maxwell's voice, and therefore, the children love the way it speaks to them in a way they can understand. I have never read this to a class that didn't love it.
Rating: Summary: Freak the Mighty Read the Book & Sequel Review: Freak the Mighty Two Young Boys that have a few problems in life.One small in size, & the other extra large. I have read the book over and over and adults and children of all ages will love it.
Rating: Summary: Freak the Mighty Read the Book & Sequel Review: Freak the Mighty Two Young Boys that have a few problems in life.One small in size, & the other extra large. I have read the book over and over and adults and children of all ages will love it.
Rating: Summary: A book that all middle school students should read!! Review: I am currently studying to be an english teacher, and came across this book while doing an independent project for my literature class. I thought it was a very spirited novel that made me smile and cry, at the same time. There are so many themes in this novel, and more than one lesson to be learned. It is a great book to use in the classroom, and Max's character is identifiable with the loners of the school or the kids who tend to be less outgoing and less noticed. The way a child's disability is dealt with is also a good lesson for students, and of course the issue of dealing with a friend's death is present in this novel as well. It is hard for students to understand why kids their age have terminal illnesses and this book helps them to prepare for that in some way, as well as helping them to overcome their fears and unanswered questions concerning death. There is so much to be said about this work of literature but I do not have the space to say it. I think everyone should read it, especially english teachers so that they can teach it in their classes. I can only hope the movie is half as enjoyable!
Rating: Summary: Freak The Mighty Review: I didn't like the book Freak The Mighty. I just like it at all. It was a book that I never would have read if it weren't for our class Literature Circle. I didn't like it because it was a book that didn't have a good plot, and it jumps around alot.
Rating: Summary: Listening instead of reading "The Mighty" Review: I really enjoyed listening to this story on cassette. This is a story about two boys, Kevin and Maxwell, who don't really fit in with everyone else. They become best friends and do everything together. Some of the story was a little slow but got a little more exciting when Maxwell's father came back to town after being in prison. He was in prison for killing his wife, Max's mother. I would recommend others to listen to this audio. While listening to the story, you kind of become part of it because you are picturing it in your mind using your imagination.
Rating: Summary: Listening instead of reading "The Mighty" Review: I really enjoyed listening to this story on cassette. This is a story about two boys, Kevin and Maxwell, who don't really fit in with everyone else. They become best friends and do everything together. Some of the story was a little slow but got a little more exciting when Maxwell's father came back to town after being in prison. He was in prison for killing his wife, Max's mother. I would recommend others to listen to this audio. While listening to the story, you kind of become part of it because you are picturing it in your mind using your imagination.
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