This book is about a boy named max. His mother is dead and his father is in jail(starting to piece it together?). He is huge and looks a lot like his dad. He is made fun of because he's not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer. One day a boy and his mom moves into the house next to theirs(his dad ran away. you'll see why). The boy has a birth defect but is a kid genius. (hint hint: birth defect). The birth defect makes the inside of his body grow but make him tiny. Max befriends Kevin(thats the name of the boy). He is expected to live a really short life. Them two together is Freak (kevin's a freak because he's so little) the Mighty (max is the mighty because he's so big and scary).They go through many adventures like meeting max's dad (who tries to kill them) IT IS A AMAZING BOOK AND IF YOU HAVEN"T READ IT YOU ARE MISSING OUT. It has the saddest ending though