Freak the Mighty

• Author : Rodman Philbrick
• Publisher : Usborne Publishing Ltd
• Release : 01 April 2015

Max is used to being called Stupid. And he is used to everyone being scared of him. On account of his size and looking like his dad. Kevin is used to being called Dwarf. On account of his size and being some cripple kid. But greatness comes in all sizes, and together Max and Kevin become Freak The Mighty and walk high above the world. An inspiring, heartbreaking, multi-award winning international bestseller.

• Author : W. Rodman Philbrick
• Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
• Release : 06 July 2022

At the beginning of eighth grade, learning disabled Max and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces they make a powerful team.

• Author : Novel Units,Jean Jamieson
• Publisher : Novel Units
• Release : 01 December 1998

"New ways to teach reading, writing and the love of literature"--Cover.

• Author : Rodman Philbrick
• Publisher : Blue Sky Press
• Release : 27 August 2013

At the beginning of eighth grade, learning disabled Max and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces they make a powerful team.

• Author : Rod Philbrick,Rodman Philbrick
• Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
• Release : 25 June 2013

This is the dramatic, heart-wrenching tale of Max (from Freak the Mighty) and Worm, two outsiders who turn to each other for survival.

• Author : Cynthia Ann Bowman
• Publisher : Greenwood Publishing Group
• Release : 06 July 2022

Discusses the positive impact of young adult novels dealing with disabilities, birth defects, cancer, diabetes, HIV, AIDS, ADHD, depression, Alzheimer's disease, eating disorders, mental health, and alcoholism.

• Author : Abbye E. Meyer
• Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
• Release : 15 February 2022

Uses of disability in literature are often problematic and harmful to disabled people. This is also true, of course, in children’s and young adult literature, but interestingly, when disability is paired and confused with adolescence in narratives, compelling, complex arcs often arise. In From Wallflowers to Bulletproof Families: The Power of Disability in Young Adult Narratives, author Abbye E. Meyer examines different ways authors use and portray disability in literature. She demonstrates how narratives about and for young adults

• Author : James Berardinelli,Roger Ebert
• Publisher : Justin, Charles & Co.
• Release : 01 January 2005

Thoroughly revised and updated for 2005! Includes a new chapter on the best special edition DVDs and a new chapter on finding hidden easter egg features.

• Author : Bernard Alger Drew
• Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
• Release : 06 July 2022

A ready reference for teenagers who seek information about well-known writers, either for school work, out of curiosity, to find more books by a favorite author, or to learn about the writing process.

• Author : Jodi Crum Marshall
• Publisher : Stenhouse Publishers
• Release : 01 January 2002

All too often the poorest readers learn that if they keep quiet during sustained silent reading (SSR), they're doing okay—no reading required. This is especially true in middle school where class sizes are large and instructional emphasis is on content rather than reading. In Are They Really Reading?, Jodi Crum Marshall discusses how to find out if your students are using SSR time wisely and what to do about it if they're not. Her book describes how to support

• Author : Sarah K. Herz,Donald R. Gallo
• Publisher : Greenwood Publishing Group
• Release : 06 July 2022

Uses thematic groupings built around recent young adult literature as bridges to the classics. This second edition has been revised by more than 60% and expanded. It continues to emphasize the goal of helping teenagers become lifelong readers, as well as critical and confident readers.

• Author : Kathleen Kryza,Alicia Duncan,S. Joy Stephens
• Publisher : Corwin Press
• Release : 21 August 2008

Provides differentiated instructional techniques, lesson examples, and assessment rubrics across core subject areas to nurture a love for learning in socially, culturally, and academically diverse learners.

• Author : Sharon Kane
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 26 September 2018

The Fourth Edition of Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas: Enhancing Knowledge in the Disciplines provides readers with the knowledge, motivation, tools, and confidence for integrating literacy in their disciplinary classrooms. Offering an original, literature-based approach to teaching disciplinary literacy, the new edition shares important ways in which teachers of courses in the disciplines can enhance student learning of subject matter and skills while also fostering their growth in the many facets of literacy. Throughout each chapter, Kane provides

• Author : James Flood,Shirley Brice Heath,Diane Lapp
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 22 April 2015

The Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy Through the Communicative and Visual Arts, Volume II brings together state-of-the-art research and practice on the evolving view of literacy as encompassing not only reading, writing, speaking, and listening, but also the multiple ways through which learners gain access to knowledge and skills. It forefronts as central to literacy education the visual, communicative, and performative arts, and the extent to which all of the technologies that have vastly expanded the meanings and uses

• Author : Rodman Philbrick
• Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
• Release : 01 March 2013

A story of determination and survival from the acclaimed author of FREAK THE MIGHTY. "This thrilling and elegant book ... will hold the interest of even the most stalwart landlubber." -- PWTwelve-year-old Skiff Beaman's mom just died, and his fisherman dad is too depressed to drag himself off the couch and go to work. So these days Skiff has to take care of everything himself. But when his dad's boat sinks, Skiff discovers it will cost thousands to buy a new