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Rodman Philbrick

Auteur de Freak the Mighty

49+ oeuvres 12,306 utilisateurs 348 critiques 2 Favoris

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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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Œuvres de Rodman Philbrick

Freak the Mighty (1993) 4,532 exemplaires
The Last Book in the Universe (2000) 1,470 exemplaires
The Young Man And The Sea (2004) 865 exemplaires
Max The Mighty (1998) 597 exemplaires
Wildfire: A Novel (2019) 467 exemplaires
The Fire Pony (1996) 296 exemplaires
The Big Dark (2016) 141 exemplaires
Wild River (2021) 138 exemplaires
REM World (2000) 133 exemplaires
Coffins (2002) 62 exemplaires
Abduction (1998) 40 exemplaires
Things (Visitors, Book II) (1997) 36 exemplaires
Brain Stealers (Visitors, Book 3) (1997) 30 exemplaires
We Own the Sky (2022) 23 exemplaires
Ice for the Eskimo (Signet) (1986) 11 exemplaires
The Big Chip (Tempus) (1990) 9 exemplaires
Shadow kills: A novel of mystery (1985) 6 exemplaires
Neon Flamingo (Stash) (1987) 6 exemplaires
Crystal Blue Persuasion (1988) 4 exemplaires
Brothers & Sinners (1993) 4 exemplaires
Walk on the Water (1991) 3 exemplaires
Dark Matter (2000) 2 exemplaires
Das letzte Buch des Universums. (2004) 1 exemplaire
Nine Levels Down (2012) 1 exemplaire
The Dark Rising 1 exemplaire
Slow Dancer (1984) 1 exemplaire
Shooting Star : A Novel (2015) 1 exemplaire

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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 autres critiques | 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 autres critiques | 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 autres critiques | Feb 20, 2023 |

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Œuvres
49
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6
Membres
12,306
Popularité
#1,903
Évaluation
3.8
Critiques
348
ISBN
303
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