Freak the Mighty
- 176
- Pages
- about 3 h
- Reading time
Affiliate link: buying through it supports BookRank at no extra cost to you.
Our view
“Freak the Mighty” is a short, affecting novel about an unlikely friendship between two outcast boys. Max, huge but no scholar, and Kevin, a brilliant boy in leg braces, join forces for imaginative adventures, and the story is told in Max’s own voice. Some readers find that voice odd at first, then are deeply moved by the ending. Readers from about eleven upward are its natural audience.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
Outcasts Maxwell and Kevin, the former a giant of a boy who lacks intelligence and the latter a genius in leg braces, team up for a series of imaginative adventures that bring them undreamed-of discoveries. Reprint.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 51 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 26% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 51 | 100% |
Frequently asked
What age is Freak the Mighty for?
Freak the Mighty sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 176 pages — shorter than 99% of the ranked books in Young adult.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Young adult — with scores between 7.8 and 7.9, closest to this book.
