Rodman Philbrick
Auteur de Freak the Mighty
A propos de l'auteur
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
Œuvres de Rodman Philbrick
Stay Alive: The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds, The Donner Party Expedition, 1846 (My Name Is America) (2021) 27 exemplaires
"Independent" Story of the Year: No. 4: The Ten Winning Stories (Andre Deutsch Children's Books) (1996) 5 exemplaires
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, the Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg, and the Whipping Boy (2009) 2 exemplaires
Zane and the Hurricane - A Story of Katrina 1 exemplaire
Wereing, The (The Werewolf Chronicles, Bk. 3 1 exemplaire
Wild Wave (The Wild Series) 1 exemplaire
The Dark Rising 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Justice for Hire: The Fourth Private Eye Writers of America Anthology (1990) — Contributeur — 12 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Autres noms
- Dantz, William R.
- Date de naissance
- 1951
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Birth)
Maine, USA
Florida, USA - Professions
- longshoreman
boat builder - Relations
- Philbrick, Nathaniel (brother)
Philbrick, Stephen (brother)
Philbrick, Frank (nephew)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 49
- Aussi par
- 6
- Membres
- 12,306
- Popularité
- #1,903
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 348
- ISBN
- 303
- Langues
- 8
- Favoris
- 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.… (plus d'informations)