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Rodman philbrick has been writing since the age of sixteen. He had published more than a dozen novels for adults before the blue sky press published his first book for young readers, freak the mighty, which was made into the feature film the mighty. Rodman philbrick grew up on the coast of new hampshire and has been writing novels since the age of sixteen. Freak the mighty is sure to remain fresh, dramatic, and memorable for the next twenty years and beyond.
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