Freak The Mighty Book Report

The stories Freak the Mighty and Stargirl may seem like very different stories. One is a story about two boys becoming best friends and the other book is about two teens dating. But, if we look a little closer we can see that they are actually very similar. They share the common theme, “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” We see this theme all throughout the book Stargirl, when everyone doubts and judges the protagonist, Stargirl, for being very different. On the outside, she is a very outgoing and unusual girl. She wears exotic clothes, carries around a pet rat, and sings happy birthday to people while playing the ukulele. To a great amount of individuals this is an example of a very quirky girl. But, in reality she is a very nice girl. An outline of a human shouldn’t define how people think of them. Nobody should be labeled if people don’t know them on the inside. But, people at Stargirl’s school don’t understand this and she is still criticized for being herself. The main conflict in the book is how people put her under scrutiny and can’t accept her, this causes a lot of tension amongst Stargirl
Two boys, Max and Kevin become best friends. They are both far from what the majority of people consider ordinary. Max is very tall and not the brightest bulb in the box. Kevin is the exact opposite, very short due to a leg disability, and he is super smart. Once the become friends, Max is the body, Kevin is the brains. They basically become a superhuman! But, people still critique them and think they are outlandish. They chant comments at Max about his father that killed his mother and people laugh at Kevin because of his legs. These people judge them before they know their personalities. Many people in this book don’t realize that it’s impossible for somebody to choose the way they look. But, later in the book, people see them in action and realize what an amazing team they really