About The Author
RODMAN PHILBRICK
Rodman Philbrick worked as a longshoreman and boat builder on the New England coast where he grew up. He has been writing since the age of sixteen and has published over a dozen novels, short stories, articles, and reviews.
Freak the Mighty, his first novel for young readers was inspired by a boy who lived a few blocks from his home. Freak the Mighty was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, a Judy Lopez Memorial Award Honor Book, and an ALA Quick Pick. The book was made into a movie in 1998 by Miramax and released as The Mighty.
Other books for young readers include The Fire Pony, REM World, The Last Book In The Universe, The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds, and The Young Man and The Sea.
Rodman Philbrick and his wife divide their time between Maine and the Florida Keys.
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