Freak the Mighty Study Guide & Notes

Freak the Mighty Plot Summary

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The story of "Freak the Mighty" begins with Max looking back on his friendship with Kevin, or as Max affectionately refers to him as, Freak. Max first encounters Freak when they are both in pre-school. He recalls Freak bursting into the nursery school like he owns the place. His head is normal sized but his body is small and twisted beneath him. Freak has shiny silver braces on his legs and proclaims loudly to everyone that he is a robot. Max has his own problems, he is unusually large and a little on the rough side, in fact, there are those, including his loving grandparents, who think he is downright violent—or fears he will be someday. Freak does not last long at the pre-school and Max does not see him again until the third grade when he just catches a glimpse of him on the short bus.

The summer before...
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