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Max the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
4.5
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It's no Freak the Mighty, but this book did capture the heart of the original! Elden Henson as the narrator is a lot older when he did the narration for this one and while its a little off putting the way his voice is trying to sound, there's almost a bit of charm to it. It almost feels like how you would imagine Max to sound once he hit puberty. 
If you're a fan of Freak the Mighty, you'll love this one too. 
There's also a LOT less slurs and general abelism in this book, but this book didn't need to follow that the way Freak the Mighty did.