Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 1

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 blazing hot 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?


Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Yen Press
Published: 01/27/2009
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.80w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780759529519
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.2
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 128240 / Maximum Ride: The Manga


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/01/2009 pg. 56
School Library Journal 05/01/2009 pg. 136
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2009 - Recommended - Better Than Most

About the Author
James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 300 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.