Max the Mighty
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Max the Mighty is a children's novel by Rodman Philbrick. Published in 1998, it is the sequel to Freak the Mighty.
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[edit] Synopsis
In it, Maxwell Kane helps Rachel, nicknamed "Worm" [because of her love of reading], run from her abusive stepfather, nicknamed "The Undertaker" because he drives in a hearse and wears all black clothing. They also find her father, who turns out to be dead. The father died in the ghost town, Chivalry, Montana, in a mining cave-in. The book ends with Rachel/Worm and her mother coming in to live with Max and his grandparents.
Spoilers end here.
[edit] List of Characters
- Dippy Hippie
- Hobo Joe
- The Undertaker, Rachel's stepfather
- Rachel/Worm
- Max
- Grim
- Gram
- Brad
