Ideal for 4th-6th graders
Rating: 7/10
This is a great book about when a boy who grows fast but has trouble learning and when he meets someone who is small and smart. They become Freak the Mighty. It also has a movie to go with it.
* "A wonderful story of triumph over imperfection, shame, and loss." -- School Library Journal, starred review
"Compelling…written with energy and…humor." -- The Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books