Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick has written more than a dozen novels for young readers.
You can learn more about him on his website: rodmanphilbrick.com..
Philbrick divides his time between Maine and the Florida Keys.
Philbrick\'s other acclaimed novels include Max the Mighty , The Young Man and the Sea , The Last Book in the Universe , Zane and the Hurricane , and Wildfire .
Figg was a 2010 Newbery Honor Book.
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P.
In 1993, he published his first children\'s book, Freak the Mighty , which became an instant classic, and was made into a feature film.
Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick has written more than a dozen novels for young readers