Monday, December 14, 2009

Maximum Ride, by James Patterson

They had escaped four years ago. Jeb, who helped them escape, treated them as their father for two years, but disappeared. Maximum Ride and her family, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel have been alone for two years. They seem like normal kids but are actually only 98 percent human and 2 percent bird. The six kids were genetically engineered in a lab, living like caged rats always being experimented on. Now their main predator, Erasers - half human, half wolf has found them and the lab wants them back. The mission for them is the following; rescue six year old Angel from the lab, find a secret address to track down the flock's missing parents, get revenage on an evil traitor, and save the world. The series Maximum Ride, by James Patterson is about six extraordinary kids saving the world from evil white coats and more. These books are for people who likes lots of adventure, drama, science fiction and face paced stories.

Reviewed by AP, grade 9.

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1 comment:

Teen Speak said...

What is your first thought when you see a flying figure overhead? A bird? A plane? How about a mutant kid? That's exactly what Max and the "flock" are in Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment, by James Patterson. At a horrible lab called the School, Max Gasman, Iggy, Fang, Nudge, and Angel have been experimented on, then injected with avian DNA. Now, they can fly around and be free, that is until the whitecoat scientists capture Angel.

To save their sibling, the flock travels back to the last place they want to be: the School. They all had painful memories of being tested, retested, and experimented on countless times. However, during the flight to the School, Max is shot and is in no condition to fly. The resucue seems futile. While Angel is in desperate need of aid, Max and the flock also need a healthy dose of help themselves.

The first book of the Maximum Ride series, The Angel Experiment is an eye-popping thrill ride to the life and horrors of the flock. It is a great book for fantasy and excitement lovers. But hold on tight - this book just might soar too high.


-Reviewed by JunHyung, grade 7.