Freak the Mighty -- Cont.

     I finally just finished Freak the Mighty. I recommend that you all read it. It surpassed even my expectations for it. It’s filled with so much humor and real emotion that it had me laughing out loud and crying in a matter of a few pages. It deals with issues of broken family lives and doing the right thing. It contains ideas on friendship, love, and adventure. I loved this book so much, if you can’t tell! This book would be PERFECT to teach in the middle schools. It contains allusions to King Arthur, which would be a great pre-reading topic to introduce students to. One of the main characters has Morquio syndrome, so students could be able to research that, as well. There is a movie titled The Mighty that was made after this book — I have yet to see the entire thing, but I know it is at least similar enough that teachers show it in their classrooms! It may be worth checking out, too.