description: At the beginning of eighth grade, learning disabled Max and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces they make a powerful team.
language: English
title: Freak the Mighty
titlecomplete: Freak 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: 51893
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: Demco Media