Philbrick, Rodman. Max The Mighty. NY: Scholastic, 1998. 176 pages. (General Fiction)Meet Maxwell Kane: a six foot tall kid with the attention span of a chimpanzee. Even though Max was still trying to survive the thought in his head that his best friend Kevin, has died a painful death from an operation, he was going to have to deal with “the real world” and travel across America. Max found himself defending a young girl cruelly, nicknamed “Worm,” for her love of books. Worm’s step father who Max and Worm called “The Undertaker,” would always beat her and her mother. While The Undertaker was beating on her mother, Worm would read in the dark with her biological father’s miner hat that he gave her before he died in a mining accident. Somehow, Max got involved in Worm’s problem of and snatched her away to save her life.
Max was then blamed for abusing Worm. Max was a wanted man. Max must flee across America with Worm.
In search of truth, no matter where it leads. Max and worm travel to Montana, overcoming obstacles like the police and Sherriff Goodman. he will also meet some new friends like Hobo Joe, Dippie Hippie, Frank and Joanie. Can Max survive the wrath of “the real world”? Find out by reading Max the Mighty a book I give a ten out of ten. I give it this because this is the most dramatic sequel I’ve ever read. Also look out for more Rodman Philbrick books.
Reviewed by: Rick4Nascar47
