by James Patterson
Review:
"The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective..." This YA thriller, the author's first in the genre, is a great read for girls who love science fiction/fantasy and long for a female lead character. The story revolves around Maximum Ride, 14-year-old leader of a band of kids who have escaped the lab where they were bred as 98% human and 2% bird. While devouring this book, I couldn't help but think of the comic book series X-Men. The characters are all young students with super hero abilities and on a mission. The Erasers have orders to kill them so the world will never find out they exist. This is book one in a series of four , The Final Warning (Maximum Ride, Book 4) just came out Mar 17, 2008 in hardcover. Even though I am not a fan of science fiction/fantasy, I would still recommend this to anyone ages 12 and up. This is a winner with reluctant readers and girls who love boy themed books.websites:
www.maximumride.com/
http://maximumride.blogspot.com/
