Freak The Mighty (Scholastic Signature)
by Rodman Philbrick
from Scholastic Paperbacks
A stunning young adult novel by Rodman Philbrick that tells the heartwrenching story of two ³special ed² boys who pair up to form a unique and empowering friendship. Two boys‹a slow learner stuck in the body of a teenage giant and a tiny Einstein in leg braces‹forge a unique friendship when they pair up to create one formidable human force. Made into the film, The Mighty.
The Last Book In The Universe
by Rodman Philbrick
from Blue Sky Press
It's the story of an epileptic teenager nicknamed Spaz, who begins the heroic fight to bring human intelligence back to the planet. In a world where most people are plugged into brain-drain entertainment systems, Spaz is the rare human being who can see life as it really is. When he meets an old man called Ryter, he begins to learn about Earth and its past. With Ryter as his companion, Spaz sets off an unlikely quest to save his dying sister -- and in the process, perhaps the world.
Freak the Mighty
Meet Maxwell Kane, narrator of Freak the Mighty. He’s a timid soul stuck in the body of a teenage giant with size 14 shoes. Haunted by a dark secret in his past, he hides out in his basement room, avoiding the world. But when a new kid moves in next door Max’s life changes forever. The two outcasts form the ‘normal’ world team up to become “Freak the Mighty.”
Like knights of old they defend the weak, right every wrong–and solve the mystery of Max’s past. Proving once and for all that courage comes in all sizes.
The Young Man And The Sea
by Rodman Philbrick
from Scholastic Paperbacks
Twelve-year-old Skiff Beaman's mom just died, and his fisherman dad is too depressed to drag himself off the couch and go to work. So these days Skiff has to take care of everything himself. But when his dad's boat sinks, Skiff discovers it will cost thousands to buy a new engine. Skiff's lobster traps won't earn him enough, but there are bigger fish in the sea -- bluefin tuna. If he can catch one of those monster fish, Skiff just might save the boat -- and his family.
The Mighty
by Rodman Philbrick
from Scholastic
Read by Elden Henson
Two cassettes / 3 hours 16 mins.
Meet Maxwell Kane, narrator of The Mighty.  He's a timid soul stuck in the body of a teenage giant with size 14 shoes.  Hounted by a dark secret in his past, he hides out in his basement room, avoiding the world.  When a new kid moves in next door--a small, brainy boy with leg braces and a major attitude--Max's life changes forever.  The two outcasts from the 'normal' world team up to become Freak The Mighty.
Like knights of old they defend the weak, right every wrong--and solve the mysteery of Max's past.  Proving once and for all that courage comes in all sizes.
The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds : The Donner Party Expedition, 1846 (My Name Is America)
by Rodman Philbrick
from Scholastic Inc.
Freak The Mighty
by Rodman Philbrick
from Scholastic Inc.
Things (Visitors, Bk 2)
by Rodman Philbrick
from Scholastic
Night Creature (The Werewolf Chronicles , Bk 1)
by Rodman Philbrick
from Scholastic
Children of the Wolf (The Werewolf Chronicles , No 2)
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