Freak the Mighty

Rodman Philbrick, Author, W. R. Philbrick, Author Scholastic $4.99 (169p) ISBN 978-0-590-47413-9

Two eighth-grade misfits-one physically impaired, the other with a learning disability-become fast friends in a story PW found ``choked with cliches and stereotypes.'' Ages 10-14. (May)

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