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Holistic Guidance - The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, Book 1)
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List Price: $7.99
Our Price: $7.99
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Little, Brown Young Readers
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780316067959
ISBN: 0316067954
Label: Little, Brown Young Readers
Manufacturer: Little, Brown Young Readers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 464
Publication Date: 2007-04-01
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Reading Level: Young Adult
Studio: Little, Brown Young Readers
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Editorial Reviews:
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Characters based on James Patterson's international bestsellers When the Wind Blows and The Lake House are re-invented in Maximum Ride and are launched on the ultimate action-packed adventure full of humor and suspense.
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 like a dream come true to some, but their lives can morph into a living nightmare at any time--like when Angel, the youngest member of the "Flock," is kidnapped and taken back to the "School" where she and the others were genetically engineered by sinister scientists. Her friends brave a journey to Death Valley, CA, to save Angel, but soon enough, they find themselves in yet another nightmare--this one involving fighting off the half-human, half-wolf "Erasers" in New York City. Whether in the treetops of Central Park or in the bowels of the Manhattan subway system, Max and her adopted family take the ride of their lives. Along the way Max discovers from her old friend and father-figure Jeb--now her betrayed and greatest enemy--that her purpose is save the world--but can she?
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: A bit too good at what he does....
Comment: James Patterson writes very accurately in the voice of a snotty thirteen year old girl. Unfortunately, this means the reader is stuck with a narrative by a snotty thirteen year old girl.
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Summary: Awesome book - 11 yr old daughter read it all in 7 days
Comment: My daughter loved this book. Once she decided to try to read it she couldn't put it down. She finished the last half of the book in an all day reading marathon. She wants to continue reading the rest of the series. Her friend and her grandmother both want to borrow the book now based on her rating of it.
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Summary: A terrific book!
Comment: This a great book for middle school age kids. Even my mom likes them! Great book!
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Summary: A "MUST READ" for lovers of fantasy books!
Comment: This book was the turning point for my 6th grade son who was reluctant to read anything beyond what was required in school. He ate this book up like never before, and he immediately wanted to read the rest of the series. After he read this book, he started reading for pleasure on a regular basis. Thank you, James Patterson!
I have also lent out this book series to 3 other kids that age, and they all had the same reaction... they loved it and wanted to read the rest immediately. Never mind the negative reviews you might read here. This is a book series that is likely to become an all-time favorite for 12-13 years-olds despite their love for stories like Eragon, Harry Potter, and Artemis Fowl. This is a "MUST READ".
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Summary: Maximum Ride, book 1
Comment: First book in the Maximum Ride series.
Based on a character (Max)who appeared in two of Patterson's previous novels, When the Wind Blows and The Lake House. Not a sequel, rather more a reworking.
A group of scientists conducting secret and illegal genetic experiments create several genetically enhanced kids who are 98% human and 2% bird. They can fly and they also have other random talents that seem to crop up when they are in a tight spot. Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel escaped from the lab and are in hiding from the half-human, half-wolf Erasers who want to recapture them.
The book starts with Angel being captured by a group of Erasers. They take her back to the lab, where she is back at the scientists' mercy. The rest of the flock sets out to rescue Angel.
Short chapters with lots of action and very little character development
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