MAX: A Maximum Ride Novel

vampires and man eating werewolves up until today’s modern superheroes. In many novels written, the idea of flight has been explored before through creatures, like witches on broomsticks, which date back to the 15th century. However, not all the books have spurred the same type of hype as each other overtime. This paper will explore the stylistic techniques, content, and themes that made James Patterson’s Maximum Ride so popular to the wide age range from pre-teens to adults. Writers and journalists

reading is called “Fang”. The novel begins with the Flock traveling to Chad in Africa. They are there to help the residents as part of the Coalition to Stop the Madness project, but are attacked by local rebels who are opposed receiving help from outsiders. After beating the rebels, the Flock proceed to do volunteer work, such as distributing rice. Fang is a very adventurous book and it talks along with you to get you interested and on your toes. Maximum (Max) Ride, the title character and leader

Max & Martha Series is a series of Children’s novels written by Danielle Steel one of the most famous authors of children novels and historical contemporary fiction. The first novel in the Max & Martha series was the Martha’s New Daddy that was first published in 1989 to much critical acclaim. The Max & Martha series of novels are excellent reads for children as their themes deal with the everyday problems that confront chidden. Some of the common themes in the series include corruption, politics

Jaden Smith 10 - 10 - 14 Final Book Report Mr. Cullimore Maximum Ride: Schools Out Forever By: James Patterson Character Identification Maximum Ride (Max): The Protagonist. Assumingly born from a test-tube and raised in an experimental institute called ‘the school’, Max is 98% human and 2% Avian. Max, at age fourteen, is also the leader of a Flock formed of other experiments from ‘the school’. She has fairly large wings and can fly, but to go with the wings she has the vision of a raptor, light

James Patterson’s novel, Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment Takes place all around the U.S.A. One of the members of the flock, Angel, gets kidnapped which leaves the rest of the flock to go and find her. With Angel gone, the big idea that runs through the story is suffering, and one complex moral coming from the story is that when people suffer from cruelty, power, and not knowing something, that suffering could then lead to people feeling empathy towards others. Suffering from the cruelty of others

Since childhood, I have been enamored with reading. This passion comes from my mother who advocates literacy to my siblings and me. Elementary school teachers regularly admonished me for hiding a novel behind a textbook, or in my lap, and sneaking glances whenever possible. When school dismissed, my nose would be buried inside a book, and I read anything I could get my hands on: my brother’s books, my mom’s Women’s Day magazines, and even the backs of cereal boxes. Snuggled up in blankets, I grabbed

character of Max was one of several children imprisoned by scientists, those of which forced the children to sleep in cages and complete intense training on a daily basis. Everyday, Max yearned to attempt escape, but never found the inner strength, resulting her regret and discomfort with her circumstances. If Max had summoned the courage to merely try to flee, she may have succeeded in her efforts, however her fright regarding any possible consequences yielded her from doing so. To elaborate, if Max had

the glimmering sun trailing behind as it descends behind the tall prairie grass, my friend Laura Ingles Wilder and I would play for hours. Although our lives were separated by many years, I followed her journey and experienced her life through her novels. My love of books stemmed from my mom. Since before I could read, I would lose track of time as she read the tales of Laura and her family to me as they traveled across the country and built new houses wherever they landed. After my parents divorced

Pages turn with exasperated sighs. Your bored mind wanders onto lands that are much greater than the ones you are currently reading about. The fantasy novel in you hands continues down the path of predictability. The cliches are getting old, and you’re considering abandoning the book at the foot of a library, much like a parent who leaves unwanted children at the foot of an orphanage or church. The fantasy genre is a genre that gives the writer a lot of potential, but writers today aren’t utilizing

In the novel Maximum Ride written by James Patterson an important theme/idea conveyed in the text is the importance of family and friends. This fighter “flock” of kids is, for all intents and purposes, a group of test tube babies. They were born out of a science lab and have no idea who their parents are (or if they even have parents), and do not know if there are others that share their avian gene (they are 98% human and 2% bird) This is worthwhile learning about because when something bad happens