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.

[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.

[edit] List of characters

  • Rachel/Worm's mother
  • Dippy Hippie
  • Hobo Joe
  • The Undertaker, Rachel's stepfather
  • Rachel/Worm
  • Max
  • Grim
  • Gram
  • Sheriff
  • Frank
  • Joanie