The characters are continuing to be developed, and there are still more challenges for them to face. While a fresh idea, the novels are beginning to form a slight somewhat predictable pattern at points, though still exciting and suspenseful.
Always trying to surprise the reader, Patterson plays with character relationships throughout the book. This echoed the plot of School’s Out- Forever, though with a few slight differences. When Max and her half of the Flock are captured in Germany, will Fang and his group come and rescue them? Will they be able to save the world? And who’s really Max’s mother? However, they’re split up because of Max’s decision to add an old enemy to their group. After learning about Itex’s by-half plan destined to kill half the world’s population to build a new super-race of humans, Max and her Flock, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman and Angel, decide it’s time to put an end to Itex’s plans. Saving the world, fighting Erasers, a talking dog, a Voice in her head…just some of the things Maximum Ride has to deal with every day, a package deal that comes with the wings. The structure is also designed to create a compelling cliffhanger for the reader coaxing the reader to move on to the next book in the series.Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports The beginning and end of the book both contain passages from Max, warning the reader about the plight of the Flock and how the story may seem fantastic and unbelievable but that it is entirely true. The kids eventually get the information they want and fly off to find their families. In addition, Jeb and his son, Ari, are on their trail.
The battle against the Erasers gets much more difficult. The kids go to New York to get information on their histories and families, if they do exist. The caper is finally pulled off and Angel is rescued. Max gets hurt saving a girl from bullies. Erasers are everywhere and it is an uphill battle. The other kids hatch a plan to get Angel back from the School. Angel sees Jeb and is confused about why he would want to hurt her if he was truly her friend. The Erasers take Angel back to the school for testing.
The action begins with the kidnapping of six year old Angel. Two years previous, Jeb had disappeared leaving the kids alone. The kids learned to read, fight, and live in the real world as much as possible.
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This scientist, Jeb, had taught the kids how to live "normal" lives. It is Max's goal to tell the children's story.įour years ago, a scientist at the School helped the six kids to escape. The Erasers work as security guards for the school and can morph into wolves in the blink of an eye. In addition to their creation, the scientists have also created another group of hybrids known as the Erasers - part human, part wolf. The six children, whose ages range from fourteen to six years old, have escaped from the school. The children also have superhuman strength and vision in addition to a variety of supernatural gifts that are discovered throughout the story. The author mentions when a character swears, but the. It should be noted that there is little swearing. The book is written from the perspective of Maximum 'Max' Ride and uses relatively simple vocabulary that appeals to teenagers. Each kid knows how to fly and has many characteristics of a bird including a rapid heart rate, thin bones, and a voracious appetite. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson is a fast-paced action novel geared towards young adults. 1Īccording to Max, the 2% bird DNA has made a huge difference in each kid. "The six of us-me, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman, and Angel-were made on purpose, by the sickest, most horrible 'scientists' you could possibly imagine." Prologue, p. Max, along with her adopted family of other genetically altered beings, is 98% human, 2% bird. The majority of the story is told by Max, a fourteen year old girl who was created at a school designed to create hybrid human beings. The Prologue gives instantaneous insight into the mind of a scared teenager who is literally fighting for her life. There is an immediate urgency in the tone of the narrator, begging the reader not to put the book down because to do so could result in dire consequences. The fact that you're reading this means you've taken one giant step closer to surviving till your next birthday." Prologue, p. The Prologue to James Patterson's Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment opens with the following line: "Congratulations.