Freak The Mighty and Bridge To Terabithia might seem like two very different novels, but their themes are very similar. In both stories the author shows us that one good friend can change your life. In Freak The MIghty that one good friend is Freak, and in Bridge To Terabithia it’s Leslie Burke. In Freak The Mighty Freak was an amazing friend to Max and changed his life for the better. From the beginning the novel Max is not the smartest person, so Freak gets chosen to tutor him. He gets tutored for almost the whole school year, but after that Max can finally read, write, and do math. That’s one way how Freak is a good friend to Max. Also, later on when Max’s dad and Max are having a fight Freak comes in and sprays chemicals in Max’s dad’s