Freak the Mighty

My 7th grade almost stepson is currently reading “Freak the Mighty” for school and excitedly encouraged me to pick it up so we could talk about it.

At first, I found the language a little unusual even for a middle grade book, but then we are reading about Max Kane's world in his voice. Without ruining the story, it's an “unvanquished” book about friendship and family that had me crying by the end. It's definitely recommended for 6th grade and up.

And don't skip the last 8 pages!