Rodman Philbrick
Rodman Philbrick is an American author whose Freak the Mighty, about the friendship between a physically disabled boy and a learning-disabled giant, became a classic of middle-grade fiction and was adapted into a film. His Newbery Honor novel The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg followed.
Works
- Freak the MightyTall boy with dwarfism and intelligent boy with learning disability form unstoppable friendship and partnership
- Max the MightySequel reuniting Max and friend through adventure, mystery, and the bonds formed through true friendship
- The Fire PonyYoung boy must save abused horse through determination, compassion, and dangerous confrontation with evil rancher
- The Last Book in the UniversePost-apocalyptic future where cyborg boy searches for mythical last library to save remaining human knowledge
- The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. FiggTen-year-old boy's adventure following Civil War orphan on dangerous journey to find runaway enslaved sister