Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (Maximum Ride, Book 3)

published	May 29th 2007 by Little, Brown Young Readers
binding	Hardcover
isbn	0316155608 (isbn13: 9780316155601)
ebook
pages	368
characters	Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel
description	In the third installment of James Patterson's Maximum Ride series, the time has arrived for Max and her winged "Flock" to face their ultimat...more [close] In the third installment of James Patterson's Maximum Ride series, the time has arrived for Max and her winged "Flock" to face their ultimate enemy and discover their original purpose: to defeat the takeover of "Re-evolution", a sinister experiment to re-engineer a select population into a scientifically superior master race...and to terminate the rest. Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel have always worked together to defeat the forces working against them--but can they save the world when they are torn apart, living in hiding and captivity, halfway across the globe from one another? [close]
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Kathleen rated it:

10/06/07

Read in August, 2007

recommends it for: teen girls

This is actually the third book in the series. I have not read the first two but When the Wind Blows (of which this series was based on,) is one of my favourite books by James Patterson.

When I heard that Patterson had written a children's novel I was surprised. Knowing what his adult books are like, I couldn't imagine how he could write for children without being to scary. I find his writing style completely different in this book, it is hard for me to think of the books as having the same a...more This is actually the third book in the series. I have not read the first two but When the Wind Blows (of which this series was based on,) is one of my favourite books by James Patterson.

When I heard that Patterson had written a children's novel I was surprised. Knowing what his adult books are like, I couldn't imagine how he could write for children without being to scary. I find his writing style completely different in this book, it is hard for me to think of the books as having the same author.

Speaking of writing styles, the book is written differently than most books. It is like there is a narrator who is sitting next to me, telling me the story. Quite a few times the reader is directly addressed. This put an interesting spin on things, I enjoyed it.

Having not read the first two books, I was unsure if I would be able to follow the storyline in number 3 but things are well explained in this book so that you don't even need to have read books one and two.

I found the story a little slow at the beginning, it took a while for things to start happening but once they did, I couldn't put the book down. I wanted to know what happened next. At 24, it wasn't that long ago that I was a teenager and I've always liked teen fiction so I can see why this book is so popular with kids already. One reason why I think Max's stories will become popular is because it's something entirely new. Bird kids? What other book do you know of with bird kids that have escaped from the school they were bred in? I'm glad to hear that the book will be made into a movie, I would like to see it when it comes out.

One thing I didn't like about the book although most others I've heard from did like it, was Fang's blog. If by chance this is the first review you've read of this book, (highly unlikely but still,) then you may not know that Fang (one of the character's) has his own blog (which is really online) and it is consulted and used throughout the entire story. Also modern culture is mentioned like Brad Pitt, Harry Potter and Oprah. What I like about books is that they take me away from the real world into a new world so when the two worlds are combined, I find it harder to imagine life in the "book world."

My favourite part of the book is when Ter Borcht interviews the flock. Max's (and occasionally the other's) smart-alec answers are hilarious! I know most kids would love to be able to talk back to adults like that but obviously can't so it's great!

Overall I enjoyed this book and recommend it to those 12 and up. I hope that James Patterson chooses to write more novels for kids/teens when Maximum Ride is finished. It's books like these that get kids reading....less

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Alexa rated it:

08/20/08

recommended to Alexa by: Leanne Sheth
recommends it for: Brenna Driscoll, Claire Checovich, Beth Hefty, Cecilia DeMarco

All the Erasers have been terminated and replaced by robotic flying erasers, or Flyboys. The Flyboys capture everyone except Max and Fang who are trying to find a place to live peacefully away from Itex,while searching Max remembered that they were near Ella's house. Max decides that she would get the microchip in her arm out with the help of vet, Doctor Martinez. When Fang and Max are far away from the Flock, they sit by the fire and Fang listens to Max worry about the future. Fang helps Max to...more All the Erasers have been terminated and replaced by robotic flying erasers, or Flyboys. The Flyboys capture everyone except Max and Fang who are trying to find a place to live peacefully away from Itex,while searching Max remembered that they were near Ella's house. Max decides that she would get the microchip in her arm out with the help of vet, Doctor Martinez. When Fang and Max are far away from the Flock, they sit by the fire and Fang listens to Max worry about the future. Fang helps Max to "change her mind" by kissing her. When he goes in for another kiss, Max becomes anxious, overreacts, and flies away. Fang gets mad and reveals how much he loves Max to himself. Then, Fang and Max set out to rescue the rest of the Flock but end up getting captured themselves. They are taken to the School, where Angel appears to have betrayed them. After a short stay at the School, they are rescued by Ari, the sole eraser to survive replacement by a Flyboy, who frees them and Angel from the School. In return, Max offers Ari a place in the Flock, causing a rift. Angry with Max, Fang, Iggy, and Gazzy go off on their own. Fang's Flock heads to Los Angeles where they try to put out a special edition of People magazine about Itex, but the plan fails because Fang threatens a man. Soon after, Fang's new-found friends, the Ghosts uses a gun to fight Flyboys. Meanwhile, Max's Flock heads to Europe to destroy Itex world headquarters. Max's Flock is captured by Flyboys, however and taken to the dungeons in Itex world headquarters in Germany. It is here Max discovers that the Voice is none other than Jeb Batchelder. Max also is told that the evil director of Itex, Marian Jannsen, is her mother. Her mother is actually Dr. Martinez, along with Jeb Batchelder as her father and Ari as her half-brother. Meanwhile, in LA, Fang's Flock only gets the word out about Itex through Fang's blog, which was started in book 2. They receive a message requesting help from Max, and agree to come to Germany. Before they can get there,however, Max must fight Omega, Itex's version of the perfect human, to the death. Max struggles but with some advice from Jeb and mass chaos caused by Angel's mind-controlling and youths who have read Fang's blog. Finally, Max defeats Omega and returns home to the USA. Ari dies in Max's arms in keeping with his expiration date. At the end of the book, the Flock reunites and promises to never break apart again....less

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