num_pages: 192
description: Meet Maxwell Kane, narrator of The Mighty.  He's a timid soul stuck in the body of a teenage giant with size 14 shoes.  Haunted by a dark secret in his past, he hides out in his basement room, avoiding the world.  When a new kid moves in next door--a small, brainy boy with leg braces and a major attitude--Max's life changes forever.  The two outcasts from the 'normal' world team up to become Freak The Mighty.Like knights of old they defend the weak, right every wrong--and solve the mystery of Max's past.  Proving once and for all that courage comes in all sizes.
language: English
title: The Mighty
titlecomplete: The Mighty
characters: Maxwell Kane, Tony D, Kevin
genres: Middle Grade, Young Adult, School, Childrens, Classics, Coming Of Age, Fiction, Read For School, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 51899
places: New Hampshire
series: Freak The Mighty
awards: awardedAt: -62167190400000
name: Grand Canyon Reader Award
category: Grand Canyon Reader Award for Teen Book 1996, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Charlotte Award, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Soaring Eagle Book Award, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Junior High, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature
publisher: Scholastic, Inc.