Freak the Mighty was one of my most appriecated childhood books for several reasons. Freak the Mighty consists  of many different lesson and morales, that are taught throughout the book. I found out about the book when my 5th grade teacher read it to us outloud. It definitley caught my attention for another reason, its ending. The ending is part of why the book is so amazing, its why Freak the Mighty isnt just another clishay.
       One of the lessons that appear in Freak the mighty, explains the importance of both physical strength and mental strength but  the book also implies that when both strengths are combined a human is capable of doing almost anything. For example when Freak and Max are being chased by a gang, Freak uses is mental capabilietes to think of a way to escape. He comes up with a solution to jump in the pond where there is mud. Max then runs to the pond and jumps in, the gang follows until their leader almost gets sucked in the mud. In the end both Max and Freak escape.
       Recently I had researched a movie based on Freak the Mighty called the Mighty. I did this mainly to see what the characters of the book looked like through the eyes of the directer. When I saw Max his description from the book fit him accuratley, yet in the movie he looked much more vulgar and tough. Even so this tought me a lesson, dont judge a person by their image. Most people who have seen Max in the movie would immeaditly identify him as a possible redneck. The truth is Max is a gentle,sensative, caring person. For example, The first time Max spots Freak in years, Max could of ignored him and gone on with is erans. Instead he walks into Freak's back yard and retreives a toy bird that Freak was trying to get down from a tree. Not only that but throughout the book Max carries Freak on his shoulders as well as bears with Freak through hard times.
       Most of the childhood books I have ever read in in my life time, have always contianed happy endings. Now of course this isnt a bad thing, cause who doesnt like happy endings? Sometimes you also need happy endings and not heavy ones since it might break a young childs heart. Even so happy endings can get boring at times and thats what made Freak the mighty such an original book, its ending. In the end of Freak the Mighty, when Max is being held hostage by his father, Freak brakes a window to the basement of the house and sprays finger juice into Max's father eye's. This gives Max enough time to escape. Even after this happy event, Freak shortly after dies. This puts Max under a seige of grief. This ending is so very perfect, because it has an even balance of a happy and sad ending. This is one of the reasons I appreciated Freak the Mighty so much.