write two or three sentences explaining how maxwell and kevin begin a friendship. Include evidence from the text to support your explanation.
Max, the narrator, relates the events of his life during 8th grade. Because he's exceptionally large for his age and because his dad -- called Killer Kane -- is in prison, Max is not accepted by his peers in school. He makes friends with a similarly displaced kid named Kevin, whom Max refers to as "Freak." They bond over their mutual loneliness, Freak being rejected for his small stature and frequent absences. In coded language, Freak explains that he's ill and hoping for an operation which will give him robotic legs. Together they form a duo where Freak rides around on Max's shoulders, calling themselves collectively "Freak the Mighty."
