Freak the Mighty
ISBN:
9780606075404 (0606075402)
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Pages no: 169
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Academic,
School,
Read For School,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Coming Of Age,
Contemporary
Series: Freak The Mighty (#1)
I listened to this novel on audio and I wished that I hadn’t. I didn’t care for the narration of this novel, as it felt as if the author was just reading a story to me. It felt rushed and for the most part, there was the lack of emotions except for the times when the story became so intense, that th...
And then there was crying. I was seriously under prepared for my level of emotional involvement in this book even though it was very short. This will teach me to put off reading classic YA for years. This was worth it.
The book was much better than the movie.
Read this to my 6h/7th grade readers, and it really connected with them. Even the "cool kids who aren't into book learnin'" listened intently and were genuinely touched by the story of Max and Kevin. I, as a reader, was also really charmed by the simple narrative style, and straight forward story te...
I used to read this aloud each year to at least one of my middle school English or Reading classes. Each year, I cried as I read it. It's a powerfully moving and well-written story.
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