Always fun to read a young adult futuristic book with lots
of action and questionable scientific ethics involved. The book is called Maximum Ride by James Patterson.
The book’s premise is that a new kind of child is developed, from DNA
mixing and avian upgrades (yes, bird-like creatures) so that they can do
super-human things. There are only six (Maximum Ride
(the leader), Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman, and Angel) of them created
by the scientist in the laboratory, Jeb Batchelder (whom may be Max’s real-life
father? They have some evil enemies, the Erasers (who also have some sort of
super-human DNA added) whom try to abduct them. The Erasers do capture one of the flock,
Angel, the youngest, and brings back to the “school” – an affectionate name for
the laboratory – and end up doing ‘experiments on her’ to determine how much
they have mastered the DNA upgrades. The
flock have many battles with the Erasers, always seemingly able to escape. The flock are trying to better understand
their ‘heritage’ (their parents, their homes, and whether they were born of a
test-tube or from humans). They get a
tip to find the ‘Institute’ which is a secret place that holds the answers to
many of their backgrounds. The remainder
of the book seemingly sets the stage for many future books that follows their
journeys to find the answers, but also to have Max ‘save the world’ a message
reinforced by a voice that speaks loudly to him as his travels progress. I enjoyed the book, with lots of adventure
and twists and turns. A really fun read
for the youth to add to a summer read.
It appears the book series will be on the big screen as well… can you
say Hunger Games? Enjoy!
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