<div dir="ltr">Freak the mighty by <strong>Rodman Philbrick. I couldn't find the reading level for it </strong><div> At <font color="RED"><strong>the</strong></font> beginning of eighth grade, learning disabled Max and his new friend <font color="RED"><strong>Freak</strong></font>,
whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind,
find that when they combine forces they make a powerful team. An
established writer of adult suspense makes a stunning entry into
children's literature with this extraordinary novel about two boys--a
slow learner too large for his age, and a tiny, crippled genius--who
pair up to create on formidable human force.<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 8:27 AM, Kathy Street <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kstreet@arlington.k12.or.us" target="_blank">kstreet@arlington.k12.or.us</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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