Rodman Philbrick
Autor(a) de Freak the Mighty
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
Séries
Obras por Rodman Philbrick
Stay Alive: The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds, The Donner Party Expedition, 1846 (My Name Is America) (2021) 27 exemplares
"Independent" Story of the Year: No. 4: The Ten Winning Stories (Andre Deutsch Children's Books) (1996) 5 exemplares
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, the Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg, and the Whipping Boy (2009) 2 exemplares
Zane and the Hurricane - A Story of Katrina 1 exemplar
Wereing, The (The Werewolf Chronicles, Bk. 3 1 exemplar
Wild Wave (The Wild Series) 1 exemplar
The Dark Rising 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Justice for Hire: The Fourth Private Eye Writers of America Anthology (1990) — Contribuidor — 12 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Outros nomes
- Dantz, William R.
- Data de nascimento
- 1951
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Locais de residência
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Birth)
Maine, USA
Florida, USA - Ocupações
- longshoreman
boat builder - Relações
- Philbrick, Nathaniel (brother)
Philbrick, Stephen (brother)
Philbrick, Frank (nephew)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 49
- Also by
- 6
- Membros
- 12,255
- Popularidade
- #1,911
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Críticas
- 348
- ISBN
- 303
- Línguas
- 8
- Marcado como favorito
- 2
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.… (mais)