Mike L Freak The Mighty
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- Skluzavka: 1
- FREAK THE MIGHTYBy Michael Losito
- Freak the Mighty is the story of Max Kane, a 7th grader who takes after his father in that he is very large in stature. Despite looking the size of an adult, Max has trouble in school and has a hard time passing every grade. He has an undiagnosed learning disability and trauma from losing his mother to violence at a young age. When Max meets Kevin Freak his life begins to change.
- Skluzavka: 2
- CONFLICT
- Kevin, nicknamed Freak, is extremely small for his age at only about 3 feet tall in 7th grade. He suffers from a physical condition that makes it difficult to walk and has leg braces and crutches. Freak is extremely well-read and has an impressive vocabulary. Freak seems to know everything about everything! He really likes literature and adventure stories like King Arthur Both boys have a hard time navigating the world of middle school and form an unlikely friendship.
- Skluzavka: 3
- RISING ACTION
- Max and Freak form a close bond and go on many adventures together. Max often carries Freak up on his shoulders which earns them the nickname Freak the Mighty because together they are unstoppable. They outsmart bullies and attend all their classes together. Freak helps Max learn to read and write. Freak tells Max that one day he will get a Bionic body to help with his condition. One of Max and Freak's adventures leads them to the home of Iggy and Loretta Lee, two ex criminals who reveal that Max's dad is Kenny Killer Kane, in jail for murder.
- Skluzavka: 4
- TURNING POINT
- Max's father killed his mother when he was a small boy. He has been in prison ever since but is up for parole. One night while Max is sleeping, Kenny kidnaps him and forces him to come with him to Iggy Loretta's house, where he ties him up and tells him that he was unjustly imprisoned. When Max says that he knows Kenny killed his mother, he goes into a rage almost killing both Max and Loretta. Freak comes to the rescue just in time and outsmarts Kenny with a water gun!
- Skluzavka: 5
- FALLING ACTION
- Max's father is sent back to jail. However, their relief is short lived. Freak suffers a seizure and is rushed to the hospital. Max learns that Freak's story about a Bionic body was just that - a story. He knew that he would not survive his condition, which is called Morquio syndrome. Before he passes away, he gives Max a blank notebook telling him to write about all their adventures together.
- Skluzavka: 6
- RESOLUTION
- Freak the Mighty
- Max takes Freak's passing very hard. He is depressed for about a year. Finally, he gets the courage to take out the blank notebook that Freak gave him and begin to write. We realize here that the book we've been reading is just that: Max finally putting his grief into writing about his and Freak's undefeated friendship and their epic adventures.
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