num_pages: 169
description: 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.
language: English
title: Freak the Mighty
titlecomplete: Freak the Mighty
characters: Kevin, Tony D, Maxwell Kane
genres: Middle Grade, Read For School, Realistic Fiction, Coming Of Age, Childrens, School, Young Adult, Classics, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 51894
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 Signature