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Rodman Philbrick

Autor(a) de Freak the Mighty

49+ Works 12,255 Membros 348 Críticas 2 Favorited

About the Author

Rodman Philbrick is an outstanding author who has won the prestigious American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and Quick Pick Awards. Freak the Mighty has been made into a Hollywood film. Author location: USA

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Obras por Rodman Philbrick

Freak the Mighty (1993) 4,519 exemplares
The Last Book in the Universe (2000) 1,466 exemplares
The Young Man And The Sea (2004) 860 exemplares
Max The Mighty (1998) 591 exemplares
Wildfire: A Novel (2019) 460 exemplares
The Fire Pony (1996) 295 exemplares
The Big Dark (2016) 141 exemplares
Wild River (2021) 134 exemplares
REM World (2000) 133 exemplares
Coffins (2002) 62 exemplares
Abduction (1998) 40 exemplares
Things (Visitors, Book II) (1997) 36 exemplares
Brain Stealers (Visitors, Book 3) (1997) 30 exemplares
We Own the Sky (2022) 23 exemplares
Ice for the Eskimo (Signet) (1986) 11 exemplares
The Big Chip (Tempus) (1990) 9 exemplares
Neon Flamingo (Stash) (1987) 6 exemplares
Crystal Blue Persuasion (1988) 4 exemplares
Brothers & Sinners (1993) 4 exemplares
Walk on the Water (1991) 3 exemplares
Dark Matter (2000) 2 exemplares
Nine Levels Down (2012) 1 exemplar
The Dark Rising 1 exemplar
Slow Dancer (1984) 1 exemplar
Shooting Star : A Novel (2015) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

The Ultimate Dracula (1991) — Contribuidor — 483 exemplares
Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe (1988) — Contribuidor, algumas edições200 exemplares
Tomorrowland: 10 Stories About the Future (1999) — Contribuidor — 123 exemplares
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1992) — Contribuidor — 70 exemplares
The Black Moon (1989) — Contribuidor — 29 exemplares

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Even though I truly enjoyed this story, I'm going to start off with a bummer. David Shannon, what were you thinking with the cover art? Homer looks like a young girly, doofy Severus Snape. Not a fan.

Moving on, there are many things to love about Homer P. Figg. He's an orphan from Maine (and a world class fibber) who worships his older brother and caretaker Harold. So when Harold is forced to join the army and fight in the Civil War, Homer sets off to rescue him.

In his travels Homer comes across two evil slave catchers, a rich Quaker named Mr. Brewster who houses a station for the Underground Railroad, a couple of scheming con artists, a group of medicine show performers, a hot air balloon captain, and lots of young soldiers. He's driven by his love for his brother and it leads him all the way to the Battle of Gettysburg.

This books moves fast. It has both humor and horror, plus a lot of rich historical detail. Super highly recommended.
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LibrarianDest | 55 outras críticas | Jan 3, 2024 |
EducatingParents.org rating: Approved
Historical Fiction: 1863

Louisa Knight's review on Goodreads.com -
This book kind of reminded me of the Whipping Boy, and how the main character keeps falling in with the wrong crowd in his attempt to rescue his brother. On that count, and due to the people he falls in with in this book, I'd say this is for a slightly older crowd perhaps, though it's still not exactly "mature" content...

It's definitely action packed and told somewhat light-heartedly. And with the given title, you know the story is supposed to sound just a little far-fetched.

Ages: 12+

Cleanliness: Blacks are called "darkies" and the boy is reprimanded for using that term. The book talks about slavery - the details are not too mature. There is drinking and smoking. There are liars, thieves and scoundrels in this story - none of them are shown in a positive light, except maybe Homer who is a good liar and tells lies to escape. There is a woman covered in tattoos.
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MamaBearLendingDen | 55 outras críticas | Jan 1, 2024 |
This book is about a boy named Max Kane who doesn't fit in. Max lives with his grandparents, Grim and Gram. After his friend known as Freak died, he forms a friendship with a little girl. He rescues this little girl from abuse. Max and the girl go on the run from the cops and other authority figures.
 
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StephanieAllery | 7 outras críticas | Feb 20, 2023 |

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Obras
49
Also by
6
Membros
12,255
Popularidade
#1,911
Avaliação
3.8
Críticas
348
ISBN
303
Línguas
8
Marcado como favorito
2

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