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Description

In James Patterson's blockbuster series, fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride, better known as Max, knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of the "flock"--Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel--are just like ordinary kids--only they have wings and can fly. It may seem... read more

Summary

Maximum Ride along with Iggy, Fang, Nudge. The Gasman and Angel lived what seemed to be what every school kids ever wanted: Free to do everything, don't have to go to school......... but the truth is, they are hunted by the School, an organization in which tries to mutate human and Max and her... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Cast of Characters

Memorable Quotes

  • “"I feel, like, like pudding! Like pudding with nerve endings! Pudding in GREAT PAIN!”
    Iggy
  • “"Yes, those do appear to be either rats or mice on steroids."”
    Max

First Sentence

The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective.

Glossary

Series

This is book 1 in the Maximum Ride series.

This is book 1 in the Maximum Ride: the Fugitives series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. James Patterson (Author)
 

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Books That Influenced This Book

   
  • The Lake House
  • When the Wind Blows

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