Brief Summary Of The Book 'Freak The Mighty'

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Freak the Mighty “Freak the Mighty” is a book about two characters who do not fit in. Kevin, the freak, meets Max, the mighty, and they become best friends and have each others back for everything. They both get bullied but when they are together they are unstoppable and don't get bullied as much.
The theme in this book is that friendship is important. Max and Kevin are both freaks and don’t have friends because no one can accept their disabilities. But when Max and Kevin accept each other, they become stronger than ever and become one giant heroic person. For example, “I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while, and that’s the truth, the whole truth.” (Philbrick, 1). This means that before Freak came along

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