Freak the Mighty
By: Rodman Philbreck
Summary
This is a story about two young boy, Maxwell "Max" and Kevin "Freak", who become Freak the Mighty after the escape a gang of bad guys. Maxwell "Max" is a very large boy who is very slow and lives with his grandparents after his mothers death when he was a young boy and his father being in prison. Kevin "Freak" is a very small boy who is handicapped but super smart. The boys learn to face problems as a team and have many adventures during summer and go back to school. Max is kidnapped by his father and Kevin's health problems worsen. They learn to face the world with their best friends.
Maxwell "Max"
Very tall big boy who is not very smart and lives with Grim and Gram (his grandparents) after his mother died and his father is in prison. Half of Freak the Mighty.
Kevin "Freak"
Very small and physically handicapped boy but super smart, he is very into robotics and . He lives with his mother "Fair Gwen" and is the other half to Freak the Mighty.
Gwen "Fair Gwen"
Fair Gwen is the mother of Kevin and her name is Gwen but Kevin calls her Fair Gwen after a story of a guy who picked up a sword nobody else could and became king and his queens name was the Fair Gwen and what was special was that nobody believed he picked up the sword because he was small and weak.
Grim and Gram
Grim and Gram are Max's grandparents and they take care of him and he lives with them because his father is in jail and his mother is dead.
Setting
The story takes place during summer when Max and Kevin meet and at the neighbor hood where Max lives and then Kevin moves in.
Theme
The theme of the story is the boys are always together and it shows that two is stronger than one and better. It is easier for them to over come obstacles and they are there for each other and defend each other when they are getting made fun because they both have irregularities in their appearance.