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Max (Maximum Ride, Book 5) |  | Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Category: Book
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Rating:  79 reviews
Sales Rank: 1532
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 1
ISBN: 0316002909
EAN: 9780316002905
ASIN: 0316002909
Publication Date: September 15, 2009
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Product Description
James Patterson's bestselling Maximum Ride series is back, with Max and the gang as The Protectors. Someone--or something--is decimating ships and sea life off Hawaii's coast, and Max and her flock find themselves sucked into the Navy's top-secret investigation of the catastrophe. Their objective: Rescue Max's activist mom from a wicked subterranean enemy. The hitch: They must dive deep into dark waters, where gruesome evil dwells... and for high-flying Maximum Ride, could there be anything more terrifying than being trapped in the great abyss? Now in paperback, this soaring new adventure takes Maximum Ride and the Flock into terrifying new territory--fans, hold your breath!
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 So much potential.....but disappointing. November 18, 2009
Michelle L. Beck (Atlanta, Georgia)
Max, a genetically engineered flying teenager leads her flock (5 other flying kids and a flying dog) and protects them against some pretty bad guys. Kind of like a mother hen. They travel everywhere from Mexico to Hawaii spreading one message "pollution is bad". In this story, not only has someone polluted the environment (not just the air, but the oceans), but they want the kids to denounce the CSM (Coalition to Stop the Madness) the company they work for. In this story Max (who is still evolving and getting new skills, the most recent a secret voice and gills so she can breathe under water) finds herself falling even deeper (in love) for Fang (who is incredibly cool, and can rock some black wings). Anyway, the remaining Flock members have their various issues (one is blind but seems to see better than most; one can read minds and has developed gills; one has very bad gas as a defense mechanism but can blow up things like it is no one else; one has an eye for fashion; and another happens to be a winged dog in love. So nothing is simple for these winged kids. The only thing that is clear is that someone wants them stopped and if it means kidnapping Max's mother and keeping her on a submarine, so be it. There are "M geeks", robots, erasers, enhanced robots, danger, explosions, and tons of other stuff in this book. And while the overwhelming focus appears to be on making everyone aware of their environment, I think it was meant to just be a fun and easy young adult novel. Unfortunately, even though I knew that going in, I found myself comparing it to I think "When the Wind Blows", which I enjoyed a lot more because it seemed well thought out, different and interesting. I could definitely tell that this was for a younger audience, but to me, with just a little work, it could have been elevated to a whole other level, to make it enjoyable for various readers. I was hoping when I finished this one that I would jump in and read some of the others.....but I probably won't. Maybe after some time away from Max, I will grow to appreciate this series.
Better than #4 October 26, 2009
James Mactavish (Michigan)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed Max Book 5. It was back in the tradition of the first books in the series.
 Max October 23, 2009
Bellrei (USA)
Fantastic book, very well writen, fast paced, very interesting and entertaining, I really like James Patterson's style. I really recommend the Maximum Ride Series for Young Adults, it is seriously one of the most entertaining series I have read.
Exciting continue October 20, 2009
Jozy Sanlar
Lots of people were disappointed in "The Final Warning", the book before this one. Despite the fact that I probably loved it more than a majority of them, I had to agree it wasn't as good as I had anticipated. However, "MAX" had made up for "The Final Warning" in ways that i didn't expect. I mean, riding on a submarine and fighting robots. Calling it exciting is underrating it. I love all the "bird-kids", as we call them. Surprise lurks at every corner. Can't wait until the next book comes out in stores!
great book October 4, 2009
Cheri Hirst
My son loved the book. It's great when you can get your kids to read.
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