Freak the Mighty Rejacket - Mrs. Parker's 6th Grade L.A. Class

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Praise for Freak the Mighty:

"A small classic, funny-sad, page-turning and memorable... Suspenseful, touching and swiftly persuasive about its most unusual central characters, this remarkable book takes you through dark territory, but is written with humour and simplicity. It celebrates language, loyalty and imagination, and leaves you smiling."

The Sunday Times

"As funny as it is touching and convincing." The Guardian

"Moving and inspirational."

Funday Times

"Uplifting."

The Bookseller

"A heart-breaking tale. Freak the Mighty offers everything you could possibly wish for in a novel... Get reading now and prepare to sob your heart out."

Red House

"This is an exciting and emotional read. Highly recommended."

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"An incredibly moving, often witty story... a wonderful book."

ottakers.co.uk

"A captivating, memorable story." Glasgow Sunday Herald

"I'm not a reader easily brought to tears, but this one made me cry."

Books For Keeps

"This book was excellent... Read this book!" Teen Titles Book Review Magazine

"An uplifting and utterly compelling tale." Junior Education

"This is a gripping, heart-warming story, full of tenderness and laughs cleverly mixed with some scary and tragic moments. You may want to keep a hankie handy!"

Primary Times

An American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults

A Judy Lopez Memorial Award Honour Book

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This edition first published in the UK in 2004 by Usborne Publishing Ltd., Usborne House, 83-85 Saffron Hill, London EC1N 8RT, England.

? Copyright 1993 by Rodman Philbrick.

All rights reserved. Published by arrangement with Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012, USA

The right of Rodman Philbrick to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988.

The name Usborne and the devices

are Trade Marks of

Usborne Publishing Ltd.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic,

mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher.

This is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogues are products of the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance

to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

JFMAMJJASON /06

ISBN 9780746087251

Printed in Great Britain.

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To the real Kevin, and the real Gwen, with love.

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