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

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

by James Patterson (Goodreads Author)

4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 · rating details · 43,863 ratings · 1,919 reviews

In MAXIMUM RIDE: SAVING THE WORLD AND OTHER EXTREME SPORTS, 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, Ga...more

Hardcover, 405 pages

Published May 29th 2007 by Little, Brown and Company

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Jul 18, 2011 Mariel marked it as to-read Recommends it for: godspeed you emperor's new clothes

Recommended to Mariel by: death from above 1979-2011

There was a metaphorical hole in my heart. A spiritual void and yearning for oblivion. My hands didn't want to turn the pages of the many books I own. Too lazy. What's the point? I'll still be me. Nothing on tv. All of these channels and NOTHING on. It's probably broken. There's no way that the same show is on every channel. I was bored. There was nothing to do. Pretty much the mental equivalent of food in the fridge and there's nothing good (tasty) to eat. I've got nothing! I'm a wasteland. The...more

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Feb 05, 2008 Nordstrom rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Anyone who enjoys the sinking feeling that you are losing IQ points with every word you read.

Shelves: ya-lit, science-fiction

I find one of the great benefits of teaching is being able to buy/read ya lit without having to justify to myself its literary merit (I'm buying it for my classroom library; I'm reading it for research). Much of the YA Lit that I read though, is, in fact, well written, intelligent, thought-provoking pieces of literature. The Maximum Ride series was certainly never that. While I enjoyed the first two Maximum Ride books (The Angel Experiment and School's Out Forever), they are certainly brain cand...more

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Aug 13, 2007 Margalit rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: the blind

Shelves: kidsbooks

HATED IT. I never hate books. This was so poorly written, such a mess of mixed up voice, bad dialog and improbably situations. A total waste of paper.

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Apr 04, 2013 Lucia rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: People who enjoyed The Angel Experiment

Recommended to Lucia by: Naomi

Shelves: read-in-english, paperback

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. In my humble and honest opinion, I don't think this book sucked that hard. I mean, there has happened a lot of stuff. The whole "dividing the flock" part and lots of other parts, that right now don't pop into my mind, because I'm exhausted as hell.
We all know, that James Patterson is a nice author and he knows how to strike his audience. This instalment had a nice pace, it was full of action, romance etc. One thing that actually bothered me was the fact, that Max was kinda proud of herself. Lik...more In my humble and honest opinion, I don't think this book sucked that hard. I mean, there has happened a lot of stuff. The whole "dividing the flock" part and lots of other parts, that right now don't pop into my mind, because I'm exhausted as hell.
We all know, that James Patterson is a nice author and he knows how to strike his audience. This instalment had a nice pace, it was full of action, romance etc. One thing that actually bothered me was the fact, that Max was kinda proud of herself. Like for example, she was talking about herself as pretty, pretty amazing, amazing Max and so on. I mean, c'mon, what a hell? You aren't even half that awesome as you think, miss I-Am-The-Center-Of-Universe!
I liked the part, when Angle turned into a back-stabbing little brat. I thought: "Oh, yeah, Patterson, you got me, big time!" But then, it has been all explained and worked out too easily. She should've at least stay there for another couple of days to find out about some important facts, if reading minds doesn't help in this case.
Iggy, Gazzy, Nudge... as usual. The part of flock which is sort of only a background. I mean, they haven't really took their parts in that story, except for cheering for Fang and Max and sometimes saying something. But they didn't bother me, so I'm cool with it.
Fang was awesome as usual. I like him, you know? Maybe it's because he is always quiet. I can relate to him the most. In some ways, I think we are really similar. Similar so much, that I sometimes find it quite creepy.
Alright, the whole romance was pretty much getting on my nerves with the constant: "Oh yeah, Fang I love you so much, Fang that doesn't meant anything, choose me or him, I'm leaving, get back please, she's my world..." Gosh! Seriously? I felt like punching them both for their utter stupidity!
Well, still I can't wait until I get my hands on the next book in the series, The Final Warning. It has pretty low rating and many people say, that this series start to lose it's point after this one. The truth is, I dont give a shit. I'll read it anyways. It can't be more boring than Evermore or Twilight were, so I guess it's clear.(less)

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Feb 02, 2009 Violet rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, paranormal, sci-fi

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Wow, nice. Very very very good. But okay it was not the best out of all of them. But it still was really good.

Is it just me or are all psycho-mass-killers live in Germany? Tell me you haven't thought of that. I mean first Hitlar, with the "kill all the Jews, and tall blonde blue-eyed perfect race". And then the Director, with the "kill all the sick and weak, and bulid a perfect superhuman race". You see the similarities here?

Jeb, man the veiw of him gets more and more foggy. First he's the fathe...more Wow, nice. Very very very good. But okay it was not the best out of all of them. But it still was really good.

Is it just me or are all psycho-mass-killers live in Germany? Tell me you haven't thought of that. I mean first Hitlar, with the "kill all the Jews, and tall blonde blue-eyed perfect race". And then the Director, with the "kill all the sick and weak, and bulid a perfect superhuman race". You see the similarities here?

Jeb, man the veiw of him gets more and more foggy. First he's the fatherly figure (1st part of 1st book) then he's one of Them (2nd part of 1st book, 2nd book, and most of the 3rd book). In this book you find out that he's the Voice (knew it!) and he's also Max's father (also knew it!). He seems like he really cares for her, but Max refuses to trust him. I say, just love and trust him already! He saved your butt many times! For God sake he was the Voice! He was one of Them because he needed the inside information to give to you! He loves you! Love him back! But Max wouldn't. I wonder if she ever will.

The thing that Dr. Martinez is Max's mom, was.....weird. I don't know it just seem too much of a conscience to be real. I mean accidently meeting your mom out all the people you could have met is pretty weird. But hey, weirder things have happened in this book.

Okay the whole thing about the kids (I resent that. I mean they're TEENAGERS [the ones over 13:], not kids!) hating Itex because they're polluting the planet? Come on! You should be hating them because they're about to kill HALF OF THE PEOPLE ON THE WORLD!! Not because they're polluting and killing the planet. I mean I'm all for that (I hate what they're, they being the adults, are doing to the planet) but it just doesn't seem to fit (if they wanted someone to hate for that they should hate the idiots in Washintion D.C.). I think James Petterson just wanted to put his ideas out in this book but didn't care if it fit with the plot. I mean, why to go hating adults for killing the planet, but in this book no. Also Itex is trying the FIX the world, even if it means killing half of the world's population. That just shouldn't be in there.

Another thing is that kids (TEENAGERS) wouldn't do that! I mean protesting (if you can call that protesting) places about global warming (even though he doesn't call it that in the book) would never happen. Teenagers today are too into their own lifes that they would never do that. Some obviously would protest but not as many as in the book. It's just not going to happen.

Okay this book wasn't as good. But it was pretty good. =)(less)

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Feb 24, 2008 Bart rated it 3 of 5 stars

Like the first two books in the series, this is pure escapist reading from James Patterson. Our heroine (the epynonomus, Max Ride) is back with her flock, to find their families, escape the Erasers, find out what the mad scientists are up to, and oh yes. save the world.

Again like the first two books, Max is a feisty, witty and likable guide through their adventures, and yes there is some conclusion at the end, although, Patterson, rather sensibly given the success of the series has left some of...more

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Feb 06, 2008 Bridget rated it 1 of 5 stars

I'm not sure if James Patterson had a time crunch for writing this book, but it was trash. There were so many improbabilities, pointless scenes, inconsistencies, and it was boring.

While reading "Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports", I had some major "Yeah, right" moments. Max loses the use of one of her arms, then suddenly gets it back? Angel is now powerful enough to hypnotize a crowd? I don't think so!

About that fight with Omega Boy...Max is super strong. She would be able to hold her...more

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Oct 06, 2007 Kathleen Garber rated it 4 of 5 stars 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 autho...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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Mar 02, 2009 e.c.h.a rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiksi-ilmiah, milik-sendiri, persahabatan

Buku terakhir dari petualangan Max Ride..dengan penjahat yang masih tetep sama yaitu ITEX.

Kalo tadi di buku 2, gw sempet info ada sedikit kisah romantis..ya percikan gitu. Nah, kalo di buku 3 ada kisah romantis.

Makin lama, kekuatan Angel buat gw sedikit merinding....banyak keterkejutan juga di buku ini....

Ada kisah sedih yang terselip di buku ini..porsinya nggak banyak...tapi cukup-cukup mengena bangets....tanpa di sadari gw meneteskan air mata, padahal ini buku adrenalinnya tinggi kalo buat gw....more

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Jun 14, 2009 ♫ נєηη - ѕσυℓ σƒ ѕσυη∂ ♫ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: novel, series, favorites

Ookay, let me put this in simple terms.

1.) It was... TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2.) ... Max wore a bra this time. Good idea, Max.
3.) They always have the same kind of jeans in all the book covers!... Is it Itex? O.o
4.) Some parts I didn't really understand. Was it a hallucination or not? And where in the world did their cheese go? And if they flew off into the sunset, wouldn't they get burned sooner or later? Oh, whatever.

I READ THIS AT AN ITALIAN PLACE CALLED SO AMORE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT...more

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Nov 09, 2011 Jessica rated it 5 of 5 stars

I must say that the more I read this series, the more I love Max. She is sarcastic and witty, loving and caring, and tough and fiesty. Her constant ability to be sarcastic and still admit things to herself has me laughing through most of the book. She has to try to learn things on her own while basically raising 4 kids herself before she reaches age 15. That is a tough spot for anyone. With the recent trials that the group has befallen, throwing in some love triangles and things get even more in...more I must say that the more I read this series, the more I love Max. She is sarcastic and witty, loving and caring, and tough and fiesty. Her constant ability to be sarcastic and still admit things to herself has me laughing through most of the book. She has to try to learn things on her own while basically raising 4 kids herself before she reaches age 15. That is a tough spot for anyone. With the recent trials that the group has befallen, throwing in some love triangles and things get even more interesting. Whereas there are plenty of funny times in this book, we also see Max reach her breaking point.
For the past five or so months this group has been on the run from everything like people, mutants, psychos, and now even robots. She breaks down and decides to try and remove her chip from her arm herself which really freaks everyone out and we finally see Fang make a move to show he cares for her. Fang and Max go looking for some place for them all to settle down together and just try to live without fighting for their lives or running all the time. She and Fang ends up kissing and oh how wonderful! Then, Max freaks out and they end up at Dr Martinez's again where she tries to take out Max's chip. While high on valium Max embarassingly confesses her love to Fang. While there, the rest of the group gets kidnapped and it looks like Angel has switched sides. When Max and Fang gets to the school to try to rescue the kids, they end up getting captured. Next occurs one of my most favorite scenes yet. I laughed til I cried at all the questioning and responses these kids gave. It was so well written that I couldn't believe it. Then, when they are about to be killed Angel turns out to be following a plan from Max and even Ari switches sides and helps them escape.
So, Max decides to let Ari come with them. His expiration date has already shown up, so Max wants to help him in the last month of his life. However, Fang ain't having it since Ari has tried to kill all of them more times than they care to count and he decides to leave. The next scene is sad because it becomes like parents making their children chose a side. It ends up the girls and Ari head to Europe while the boy head to LA. While in Europe they get captured in Germany and end up finding out many many things. Jeb comes in and tells Max about her real mom and dad and about Ari being her half brother. Max has to defeat a major person and Fang comes to the rescue in time through his blog while kids everywhere rise up against these big corporations.
Overall, a well writtne action packed story that has you wanting the final warning.(less)

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Mar 09, 2011 Reading Vacation rated it 5 of 5 stars

Maximum Ride = Marvelous Reading

As leader of her Flock, Max is tough and resilient. This bird girl does not give up on her mission to save the world and protect her Flock. She does it all with flair and a sarcastic edge. Despite endless betrayals and growing up in a lab, Max shows that she can have a soft side too.

The members of Max’s Flock are tight and they each have unique talents. Fang can disappear if he sits still long enough. Iggy sees everything in white. Nudge is magnetic. The Gasman is...more

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Mar 16, 2009 Cooper rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorite-series, magnum-opus, top-10-best-books

YES! Another Maximum Ride book! As the title suggests, the characters take an interest in saving the world and extreme sports in this book. If flying through the air on your genetically engineered wings is considered extreme sports. Ahh, don't you just love books? You know, I was just looking at the other riveiews about this book? Can you believe it? There are some terrible reviews, claiming this book was terrible. Don't listen to those horrible people! Come to the side of light, the side of the...more YES! Another Maximum Ride book! As the title suggests, the characters take an interest in saving the world and extreme sports in this book. If flying through the air on your genetically engineered wings is considered extreme sports. Ahh, don't you just love books? You know, I was just looking at the other riveiews about this book? Can you believe it? There are some terrible reviews, claiming this book was terrible. Don't listen to those horrible people! Come to the side of light, the side of the Lovers of Maximum Ride. We have doughnuts! No seriously, take it from the geek, you have to read this series. Emphazise on must. Fine, I'll underline it. MUST! Don't make me repeat myself. If you have not read this series go get it right now. I wouldn't make you buy it, never do that for any book, no matter how good it is. ONly buy a book if it is not at your library. There is your tip for the day. Now, the book. Did I mention it was good? Yeah, I'm definitely a fan of this series, and don't feel like it should end. It shouldn't! I'm starting a petition! So, the book is once again about Max and the flock, trying to escape the evil Itex corporation. Oh, and the evil guy joins them, causing the flock to split. So sad, especially since Fang and Max get all romantic. I really wanted that to get going. I mean, come on, you have to agree, Max and Fang are definitely going to get together. But enough! I must review. Fang starts a blog (which is really random, I know) but it starts these riots that end up saving the day. THAT was a little to cheesey for me. Well, I'm almost done, but first I'm going the show a couple quotes that showcase the marvelous humor in this book. Emphasize on... oh forget it.
This quote was hilarious, there are more like them, so this alone shouold make you read the series.

Fang: "Meaning what? We're going to pretend nothing's going on? That's stupid. The only way to deal with any of this is to get it out in the open."
Max: "Have you been watching Oprah again?"

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Feb 06, 2009 Annalisa rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-young-adult, scifi-fantasy

I picked this book off the paperback shelf at the library, which is currently the only shelf I'm allowed to borrow books from seeing as how I have too many overdue fines, and you don't have to check out the cheap paperbacks. Sadly, most of them are genre fiction novels you would find next to the magazines at your local grocery store. But occasionally one grabs my attention (see also The Maiden's Tale ) and I decide to give it a go.

I'm glad I picked this one up. Despite some poor narrative const...more

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May 18, 2013 Brittany rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorite-series, favorites, own

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May 10, 2013 Madyson F. rated it 3 of 5 stars

Maximum Ride - Saving the world and other extreme sports
James Patterson
Fiction
403 pages

Saving the world and other extreme sports is book number 3 in the Maximum Ride series. It is about the "flock" (because they have wings) trying to save the world. They have been through a lot in this book like being captured, finding the main place of the experiments, and returning back to the deadly place, the School. The School is the place where the scientists did Avain DNA on them and that's how they beca...more Maximum Ride - Saving the world and other extreme sports
James Patterson
Fiction
403 pages

Saving the world and other extreme sports is book number 3 in the Maximum Ride series. It is about the "flock" (because they have wings) trying to save the world. They have been through a lot in this book like being captured, finding the main place of the experiments, and returning back to the deadly place, the School. The School is the place where the scientists did Avain DNA on them and that's how they became part bird. First on their journey they discover a company named Itex. They figured out this is the main place where the experiments are happening. But then something goes wrong with the flock and they split up. It's Max, Nudge, Angel, Ari and Total. Then Fang, Iggy, and Gazzy. There job is to save the world...but can they accomplish that while they are not together?

I really enjoyed this book because it was a great 3rd book in the series. This series is probably my favorite series I have read so far. The reason I love these books is I love the characters and it has a great story line. It also has some twists in it. Some twists were when Max found out who her mom was. It was very shocking. Still after this book Max is my favorite character. She is a strong fighter and is very positive. She's also like a mother to the flock and she never let's them down. She always has a plan wherever they are. In the end of the book she has to fight a guy who Itex made to kill Max. He is tough and never gives up. It takes him a while and a lot of work to kill him because the people made him to not die. Even though he was beating up Max, she stayed with it and never gave up and killed him. My second favorite character is Fang. In this book it really shows that he cares about the flock and especially Max. Also this book showed that he can be a strong leader himself, not just Max. Since the flock splits up, Fang has to take care of Gazzy and Iggy. He does a great job. But he still wishes he had Max with him and that's why he goes back to try to save him. Well I hope you try out this series!
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May 07, 2013 Christian H. rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I gave this book a 4 out of 5 rating because it is very exciting and breathtakingly dramatic. I would read this book many times again because it gave so many hints. The next book will be great to read because their was a cliff hanger ending. If you ask me this is the best book I have read of his. I am thinking about starting another one of his book series called Witch and Wizard.

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Witch and Wizard is a book about a dystopian society where a boy and a girl are put in prison because they are...more

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Witch and Wizard is a book about a dystopian society where a boy and a girl are put in prison because they are suspected of being sorcerers of magic. These books are both about how the government is crazy sometimes. In this quote the company Itex is trying to eliminate half the worlds people so they can make a better world "Only people who are useful will survive the By-Half Plan" (Patterson 51).

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The reason James Patterson wrote this book was to inform people that the government will try to hide things from us that are just inhumane and wrong. Also that if the government makes a mistake they can cover things up because they have so much power. Like in this quote "Now it's your time to die. The last life-forms from the labs are being exterminated" (Patterson).

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In conclusion this book was really great and I can't wait to read on. James Patterson is definitely a great writer and should never stop writing. (less)

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Apr 22, 2013 Kim rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction

Name: Kim Deniker

APA Citation for Audiobook: Wu, N., & Jenner, J. (Narrator). (2007). Saving the World and Other Extreme Sport. On Maximum Ride [CD]. K. Thomsen (Producer). New York: Hachette Audio.

APA Citation for Book: Patterson, J. (2007). Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports. New York: Little, Brown, and Company.

Genre: Science Fiction

Literary Prizes and Award: "Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports" has won numerous literary awards including the Kliatt starred, 5/1/2007; Bookl...more Name: Kim Deniker

APA Citation for Audiobook: Wu, N., & Jenner, J. (Narrator). (2007). Saving the World and Other Extreme Sport. On Maximum Ride [CD]. K. Thomsen (Producer). New York: Hachette Audio.

APA Citation for Book: Patterson, J. (2007). Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports. New York: Little, Brown, and Company.

Genre: Science Fiction

Literary Prizes and Award: "Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports" has won numerous literary awards including the Kliatt starred, 5/1/2007; Booklist, 8/1/2007; Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA), 8/1/2007; Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) starred, 8/1/2007; Horn Book, 10/1/2007; School Library Journal, 7/1/2007; and Wilson's Junior High School, 11/1/2008.

Format: Audio book, Print for reference.

Selection Process: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports was chosen for winning many literary awards including the Kliatt starred in 2007, Booklist in 2007 VOYA in 2007, Horn Book in 2007, and School Library Journal I 2007. Wilmington Area seventh grade curriculum requires this book as a part of their science fiction unit. According to Follett Library Resources, "Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports" interest level is geared for young adults and at the fourth grade reading level with a lexile of 660. It is included on the Common Core list of novels. It also has a quiz for the reading programs Accelerated Reader and Reading Counts which are utilized at Wilmington.

Review: Gr 6 Up. James Patterson spins a best-selling science fiction Maximum Ride trilogy based on genetically altered bird children who are referred to as the flock that try saving the world while avoiding capture and annihilation or eradication of their hybrid family by their creators. In the concluding book, "Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports", Max is the fourteen year old tomboy who is the leader of the flock. She stands five feet eight inches and has a wingspan of fourteen feet which enables her to fly up to three hundred miles per hour. She has a witty, sarcastic attitude but with a gentle side along with a “voice” that is constantly in her head. Her ultimate goal is to stop the sinister scientist, Director Morgan Janssen, and the company of Itex and the agents of "Re-Evolution" from destroying the world. Max leads this group of children with avian genes or bird DNA who were originally created to form a superior race as a part of the evil plan of the scientist, Director Morgan Janssen’s, to populate earth and then terminate a majority of earth’s original population for a more superior race. While trying to save the world, the younger bird children are captured by Erasers that resemble wolves while Max was on her way to see the vet, Dr. Martinez, in Arizona, to remove a chip that was implanted in their arms so they could be tracked anywhere in the world.

After being saved, the group reassembles only to be torn apart when Ari, who is a former nemesis, joins them and Fang, who is second in the flock’s command, decides he does not trust Ari, so Ari, Nudge, and Angel go with Max to Europe on the mission to break into Itex and learn about her past and who it is that controls the “voice” in her head while Fang, Iggy, and Gazzy go to Venice Beach. The evil Dr. Borcht informs Max about how her expiration date is up and she must fight with a robot boy named Omega to the death. Fang actually utilizes Web 2.0 technology as he “blogs” to find other kids who will join his Army to take down Itex labs worldwide. “Affection for the dauntless characters and misadventures that build on universal yearnings about sprouting wings and taking flight will hold readers” (Booklist, 2007). “Patterson clears up some mysteries--including Max's unknown parentage--but much of the drama seems manufactured expressly for page-turner effect, while the promised emotional and technological complexities fall by the wayside. Adrenaline galore, but seriously compromised by the unsatisfying wrap-up” (Kirkis Reviews, 2007). “Popular-culture references abound and readers will be drawn to Max's razor-sharp tongue, especially honed in this volume, making her an edgier heroine than in the last (School Library Journal, 2007). The dialogue-driven story ends with minor casualties and hints at the possibility of further adventures” (Vicki Reutter, 2007). “Though the blog-recruited army-o'-kids is hard to swallow, Patterson impressively manages to challenge the flock in new ways (disunity! romance!) while offering satisfying, occasionally surprising answers to the series's overriding questions” (Horn Book, 2007). Recommend.
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Jan 16, 2013 Isabel H. rated it 3 of 5 stars

Jared Boll
BY Jesse Russell
112 pages
This book is not the one that I read because I could not find it in goodread but the title was Jared Boll.

Jared Boll was born May 13, 1986 in Charlotte, North Carolina but raised in Crystal Lake, Illinois. He is a professional ice hockey forward with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. Boll was originally drafted by the Kingston Frontenacs, but chose to attempt playing in U.S. college, by playing for the Lincoln Stars. While there he was n...more

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Jan 15, 2013 Courtney Cahill rated it 5 of 5 stars

Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, the third novel in the Maximum Ride Series, by James Patterson, is an action-packed and adventurous novel. In this novel, Max and Fang (protagonists) get into many heated disagreements. Even though Fang is Max’s right hand man, she seems to find many problems with him. Because of their arguments, Fang decides to leave the flock along with the Gasman and Iggy. Later in the story they learn that this was not the best decision. After splitting up, things d...more Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, the third novel in the Maximum Ride Series, by James Patterson, is an action-packed and adventurous novel. In this novel, Max and Fang (protagonists) get into many heated disagreements. Even though Fang is Max’s right hand man, she seems to find many problems with him. Because of their arguments, Fang decides to leave the flock along with the Gasman and Iggy. Later in the story they learn that this was not the best decision. After splitting up, things did not get much easier for either groups. Max decides to travel to Europe along with Nudge, Angel and Total (their mutant dog) to find Itex’s (antagonist) main headquarters and shut them down. While Max is trying to survive along with numerous attacks from the Flyboys, (the flock’s robot enemies working for Itex) Fang tries to figure out how to be a leader to his mini-flock while keeping them alive.

I think that a possible theme for this novel is that you are never too young to make a difference. The Flock: Max, Fang, Iggy, Gasman, Angel, Nudge and Total, have to go through many dangerous trials that test their survival. The group of young adults/children have to go through the government, along with many strong adults, that try to destroy them. However, through it all, the group stays strong and makes a dramatic difference in the end.

Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports was an excellent novel that always kept me intrigued. I thought that the characters were described very well and that the plot was very well thought out as well as executed. Overall, I wouldn’t change anything about how the novel was written because it made sense while leaving you curious, causing you to continue to the next page.

In my opinion, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports is a must read if you have read the previous books in the series and have enjoyed them. The novel has the perfect combination of adventure and action that always keeps you interested. To me, this was the best book in the series so far and I cannot wait to read the following novel in the series. (less)

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Oct 28, 2012 Gopal Parmar rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is the 3rd book in the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson. I read the first 2 books of the series before and i really liked and enjoyed James Patterson's writing style which motivated me to read the 3rd book. I liked the book because it was a easy read, not too many hard vocabulary. There wasn't anything that i disliked about book and that's a reason why i rated it 5 stars and also because it was a very interesting book and i loved the story.

The main characters of the book are Max (Maxi...more

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Oct 24, 2012 Kent Thai rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Aug 10, 2012 Jessica Day rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is where James Patterson should have ended the Maximum Ride series. Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports provided the perfect climactic close to the trilogy. It was both action-packed and emotional. Everything just rises in intensity when the Flock splits up. I think that plot-changer definitely provided Patterson with the ammo necessary to do some huge character development. I liked to watch Fang's role become more crucial to the fate of the world (As Max's right-hand man he is a lead...more

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Jul 30, 2012 Michael rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, science-fiction, humor, thriller, dystopia, fantasy, young-adult, genetic-engineering

A light and engaging read that has the reader rooting for a group of genetically engineered kids on a quest to �save the world�, with a fair balance between humor and thrilling action in the narrative. This is the third in Patterson�s series �Maximum Ride�, featuring the girl Max. The premise is that a flock of teen bird-humans are on the run from an evil corporation that aims to make the world better by killing half the population. Our heroine Max struggles to maintain a sense of family among t...more

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Jun 26, 2012 Melanie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: youth, 3-third-shelf-liked-it

Quotes:

“Us. On a plane. That seemed so wrong somehow. Redundant.”

“The flyboys were not so fortunate. One after another they plowed right into the sign, setting off electrical charges that shorted them out and made quite a few of them explode like metallic, furry popcorn. And if you think that’s a gross description, be glad you weren’t there, being pelted by the little pieces.”

“I motioned everyone closer. ‘Guys, I do believe that France is calling our names.’ Nudge frowned. ‘They’re yelling for f...more Quotes:

“Us. On a plane. That seemed so wrong somehow. Redundant.”

“The flyboys were not so fortunate. One after another they plowed right into the sign, setting off electrical charges that shorted them out and made quite a few of them explode like metallic, furry popcorn. And if you think that’s a gross description, be glad you weren’t there, being pelted by the little pieces.”

“I motioned everyone closer. ‘Guys, I do believe that France is calling our names.’ Nudge frowned. ‘They’re yelling for flying bird kids?’”

“I felt like this was the most castley castle I’d ever seen. It was all pointy and chock-full of turrets, with narrow slits for cute Robin Hood arrows and other windows with many tiny panes of glass.”
“Once more with the hand-waving. It was like hypnotizing a cat.”

My Thoughts:

I went to Chicago this past weekend to FINALLY see my favorite band, Aerosmith in concert!!!! They were amazing! I’m originally from Chicago, and even though I love living 5-5 ½ hours away, the drive from St. Louis up to Chicago is straight and pretty boring. Cue audiobook. I borrowed an audiobook from my local library to listen to on the drive to make it less boring. Let’s just say that I missed an exit and had to turn around because I was SO into this story!

I thought that this was the first book in the series, but it is not. It’s actually Book 3, but I didn’t realize this until I was about halfway through the audiobook. That is a testament to Patterson’s writing, because he was able to provide enough background info that I didn’t realize this wasn’t the first novel in the Maximum Ride series. I think that I would have definitely gotten more out of the story if I’d read the first two, but I don’t think I missed anything or that the story was impacted by not having read the first two in the series already. Compare it to a movie version of a book. There’s no way to be able to fit everything from a book into a 2-hour movie, but the story is still whole.

Like all of Patterson’s work that I’ve read, this story is fast-paced and exciting from start to finish. Even the slower chapters still continue building the tension that runs throughout the entire novel. This is an original and captivating story where I found myself pulling for Max and her flock, and wishing that they could just live a normal life… or as normal a life as you can have when you’re a teen or kid with wings. In true James Patterson form, there’s even a few twists, and I usually don’t see his coming because I get so sucked into the story. Every novel of his, I know there’s a twist, but I usually don’t see it coming, and even more rarely figure out what the twist is going to be! This is why I love James Patterson, and I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the books in the Maximum Ride series. They’re fun, fast, exciting, and not too heavy that younger readers won’t be able to read and relate to them. I definitely recommend this book, and really enjoyed the audiobook and Valentina de Angelis as narrator. She was great and very authentic as Max!
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Apr 22, 2012 Christopher Preiman rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012

ok let's get this out of the way at the start, this was not a great book. i think there are very few people who have read it who will disagree. many of the plot points were at best to convenient and at worst unbelievable even for a world that contains winged children, but if we were honest with ourselves no one really expected this to rifle Shakespeare or Chaucer but it does not have to be to be enjoyable. i believe one fellow reviewer compared it to brain candy and suggested that simply reading...more

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Apr 10, 2012 Giselle rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: advisory-2011-2012-bookshelf

The third book in the Maximum Ride series it is about the flock and how they try to take down the evil Itex headuarters. They are often seperated from each other in this book, but they are often found to come back together. Max also goes to an old friend to try to take a chip out of her. There is also some relationship tension between Max and Fang.

The main message of this book would to be listen to your heart and try not to ignore your instinct. People often try to ignore what they really want i...more

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Feb 29, 2012 Jess rated it 3 of 5 stars

Recently, I set out to read the entire Maximum Ride series and as such this was the 3rd book I read in the series. Let me start by saying, that the concept for this book is great. I mean, kids who have been genetically modified to have wings is just brilliant and innovative. But what this book is really lacking is a pure storyline. For the past 3 books, the story has been basically to attack the School and find out who they are truly are. But after reading three books of the same thing, the plot...more

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Nov 16, 2011 Mary_stephens rated it 4 of 5 stars

Once again, this book has everything Max. Because I originally thought this was the last book in the series, I think I became specially attached to it. Many of my favorite quotes come from this one.
There's more pop-culture and "normal" references in Book 3, but they just it make it all the funnier. Can we say Paris, Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders, beach bunnies, LA gangs, and Hollywood sign? :D
This is also the first book to rotate perspective more than the previous two, and for good reason (but I...more

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Aug 04, 2011 Amanda rated it 3 of 5 stars

So far, I've had fun with this series. I was able to put aside its simplicity and just go along for the ride. Sadly, the series has just gone downhill with each subsequent book and I find myself wondering if buying the next book is worth the price.

In Maximum Ride book three, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, Patterson attempts to move toward a climax and resolution that don't really come. I think the biggest reason behind this is due to the fact that the series was originally intended t...more So far, I've had fun with this series. I was able to put aside its simplicity and just go along for the ride. Sadly, the series has just gone downhill with each subsequent book and I find myself wondering if buying the next book is worth the price.

In Maximum Ride book three, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, Patterson attempts to move toward a climax and resolution that don't really come. I think the biggest reason behind this is due to the fact that the series was originally intended to be a trilogy. However, due to its popularity it was expanded to include five books and potentially more -yet, there simply wasn't enough conflict set up in the first few books to make the series last that long.

In Saving the World, Max and the flock continue the search for their origins and go after the evil company Itex. Itex created them and plans to kill off the human race and replace it with genetically superior equivalents. In the meantime, Max and Fang develop romantic feelings for one another. The progression of this feels normal, but is somewhat disappointing when the flock splits up after Max and Fang's argument over whether or not a supposedly reformed Ari should join them.

Fang also expands on his blog, which he uses to help mobilize children and teens to his cause. What's his cause? Stopping global warning. Yes, apparently the entire point of "saving the world" deals with stopping global warning and/or cleaning up the earth. This comes entirely out of left field and makes the novel seem like some kind of environmentalist propaganda meant to brainwash young people into bringing down corporations for polluting the earth. In my opinion, this moves the book far past cheesy and into ridiculous.

Even though Max does find out who her parents are, it seems to be throw in as an afterthought because there is little to no build-up about it and the entire thing seems far too easy. I was particularly disappointed by the fact that Max didn't even save the world...as she's been trying to ever since the beginning. This made it seem like the book went nowhere while trying to tie up plot points from the first two books and still keeping it open for sequels.

If you've been reading the Maximum Ride series up to this point, Saving the World is worth reading a summary, but you may want to think before putting down your hard-earned money to buy this.

P.S. I officially am done with the Maximum Ride series and will never read anything else in it. (less)

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