Freak the Mighty

Uncorrected Proof. 8vo. Pp. 166, [10]. Glossy printed wraps. With ten page 'Freak's Dictionary' to rear. Originally published in 1993 by Blue Sky Press/ Scholastic.

Ages: 10+. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. "I never had a brain until Freak came along...". The classic story of two outcast boys – a slow learner stuck in the body of a teenage giant and a tiny Einstein in leg braces – who are teased and harassed until they join forces and become invincible. Two million copies sold over a twenty-year time span, with eight foreign editions. Basis for the 1998 Miramax feature film The Mighty, directed by Peter Chelsom in an adaptation by Charles Leavitt. "[A]n intriguing and unusual story." –Kirkus Reviews, *starred review*