Maximum Ride takes flight in this Young Adult series.
I was drawn in by the blurbs on the jacket of Maximum Ride, and ended up really enjoying this mutant-teen-adventure on steroids. James Patterson's book is well-written, well-crafted, and downright fun - especially when waiting endless hours in an airport for whenever your next flight might be.…
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I almost forgot... HAPPY PIONEER DAY!!!(It's a Utah thing if you're wondering... yes we have another celebration 20 days afther the 4th of July)
1477 - iluvmr
dude...someones gotta update this page...ill do it. ok ya theyre making the movie nd its coming out in 2010. i think its sumwhere aroud march.no one has been casted yet, but fans have already made casts as 2 who they think the cast shud b. mosta them r on youtube.there r currently 5 books right now, nd the movie is being directed by catherine hardwicke. screenplay by don payne. thts al i know so far.
1478 - What?
iluvmr, we all know that.
1479 - What?
Came up casting list for maximum ride, most of them are from my favorite show arrested development.
Max- Alia Shawkat
Fang- someone who is not Robert Patterson! Maybe Michel Cera
Iggy- My friend from school is the only one I can think of
Nudge- Madison Pettis(I know I said no Disney stars but she is perfect!)
Gazzy- no clue!
Angel- You know how I said my friend was perfect well this is his little sister
Jeb- Jason Bateman or Will Arnett
Total(voice)-David Cross
Let me know what you think!
1480 - Maxfan
I LOVE THESE BOOKS!!! but i dont thnk Alexa vega or Ellen page should play Max, they r too short!!! Max is 5 foot 8 inches!!! Ellen and Alexa r like 4ft 11in!!! I think some1 who read the series & is not famous should play Max. seriously!!!
1481 - nottelling
Hey, new people! Is anyone going to stick around though?
Well, I'm back from Canada. I'm going to have to watch that arrested development show sometime What? since you keep mentioning it.
1482 - What?
sorry it's just funny...
1483 - nottelling
It's okay, I just meant that you made me curious. And today I was doing this volunteer thing and there was a conversation about some actor who apparently is in Arrested Development.
1484 - nottelling
Oh, I remember now. Michael Cera. They were talking about how he's going to be in the movie Paper Heart.
1485 - What?
Oh that's cool.
1486 - nottelling
Gosh, I'm so bored right now.
1487 - nottelling
Where is everyone? The weather here is really bad, there's been thunderstorms for the past couple of days.
1488 - What?
Hey me too!!! Sorry went to a Bat Mitzva that went all day long, and went to the movies the day before that. That's why I haven't been here.
1489 - nottelling
Now I'm the one who has to apologize for not being here for a while. I've been doing volunteer work lately. We've been painting a mural. And I've been trying to finish up my summer reading.
1490 - What?
oh that's fine.
1491 - nottelling
My sister got the book MAX for her birthday, so I'm finally going to read it soon. I can't wait!
1492 - nottelling
Have read the the summary for the next Maximum Ride book yet?
1493 - What?
Uhhh seen a preview for it.
1494 - nottelling
Just in case...
"Being a kid with wings--constantly on the run--has never been easy, and Max and her flock are getting tenser than ever. First, on a trip to Africa, they meet a mysterious billionaire whose intense scrutiny of the Flock makes her fear the worst. Then, a cryptic message from a young girl arrives, warning them "The sky will fall." And as if an impending apocalypse weren't bad enough, canny birdkid Angel makes a dire prophecy about Max's soul mate: Fang will be the first to die. Max's desperate desire to protect Fang brings the two closer than ever."
(Taken from the Hachette Book Group website)
There's another summary too, but it basically says the same thing.
1495 - Shahz
Hey ppls,
Sorry I've been away for so long guys:) Summer holidays are almost over...how suckish...I've still gotta do a bit of homework for art and english...:(
Shahz:)
1496 - What?
yup I heard that. and you have homework for art?! well every school is different I guess
1497 - nottelling
Art homework? That's kinda cool. It's probably less boring then English homework, right?
Ugh, yeah, school is starting soon. And I'm going to be in high school now, how weird.
1498 - What?
Whoo German homework!!! Guten Tag!
1499 - nottelling
German homework? I've got Spanish homework. And math homework, which my teacher gave on the first day of school. Grrr...
1500 - What?
German, and Geometry is what I usually have.
1501 - nottelling
Yep, I have advanced algebra every day. Although at the moment I also have biology and honors lit. I really don't like homework.
1502 - nottelling
Woo hoo! I finally read MAX. Let's see, I liked how Fang and Max got together, although it was kinda weird when they got gills. I didn't like Angel's attitude AT ALL. Nudge I could understand, because she just wanted a normal life. I liked the BS training too, that was fun. And Max's mom being kidnapped was unexpected.
Overall it was a pretty good book, especially after the fourth one. I still don't think it's as good as the first three, but then again it's part of a different trilogy, which could explain the whole environmental turn the books have taken.
1503 - What?
Yeah you are right.
1504 - Shahz
Hey ppls,
the art h/w is coursework for my GCSE, we have quite a bit to do. I've got a history essay to do at the end of the first 2 weeks back, finish off a maths test we started in school (not in exam conditions), biology homework, chemistry homework, I.T homework (also part of my I.T GCSE. And i finished my physics and a bunch of other h/ws during the week...ok, only 2 or 3 pieces + physics.
School sucks...BUT i'm in year 11!
Shahz:)
1505 - Silentghost6661
nightrider is back from the dead (although i am using my xbox live gamertag)(feel free to add me but tell me who you are first)
and notelling ur kinda late 0_0 i got that book 2 months ago but it was good nonetheless but one bad thing about maximum ride ive realised recently, its starting to sound less like a genetic experiment and more like people with superpowers
1506 - Shahz
Hey guys,
yeah, you're right...I'm kinda getting that feeling too...
Homework...just kill me now (kidding)...:)
Shahz:)
1507 - What?
Hello, good to hear... see... read? that you're not dead. Well... so... yeah I agree with both of you, they sound more and more like superheros then mutants. Honestly if I wanted superheros, I might as well open up a graphic novel or something. I read these books for Mutants!
1508 - nottelling
Yeah, I know I didn't read the book until way late. Good to have you back though. :) And I agree, it's becoming less scientific and more like people with powers.
I know how you feel Shahz, it feels like I'm getting a lot of homework too. :( On the plus side I have a retreat tomorrow, so no homework at the moment.
1509 - What?
SAT's next week!!! oh joy. A week of no talking and sitting still, with the only upside being no homework from Language arts, religion, or history so that we can get extra sleep so we do well on the stupid tests!
1510 - Silentghost6661
what youve got it lucky ;I seriously i failed ninth grade first time i was there and had to do the same exact things...again but i passed this year *coughcoughbarelycough* and id almost wished i failed it again 10th is rlly hard for me because im not exactly the sharpest knife ever *coughcoughmorelikeabutterknifecough*
1511 - What?
oh well... for me failing is a B-... but that's enough to just barly move up a leavl in a class though.
1512 - What?
oh yeah, I'm in 8th grade not ninth grade, and I still have homework in german, geometry, and science... I don't have it easy either. and don't beat yourself up, I believe that everyone is sharp or bright in there own way. And butter knives are very important to people like me who can hurt themselvs on taffy.
1513 - nottelling
Yeah, everyone's good/bad at something. Gym, believe it or not, is my worst subject. I'm really lucky we're graded on participation and not skill. I'm actually pretty pathetic, but we don't need to go into that...
So What?, they teach German at your school? That's pretty cool, we just have Spanish and French. And hey, do you happen to know when that Percy Jackson movie coming out?
1514 - doore
i whunt 2 c the moive
1515 - Silentghost6661
yeah im good at kicking ass on CoD4 and suprisingly reading 0_0
1516 - What?
oh, nottelling, I take classes at the high school across campus, so 2 of my classes(german and geometry) are high school leavl classes. and I suck at PE too, very lucky that it doesn't count to my GPA. And reading is going to get you a lot farther then you think. :)
1517 - Silentghost6661
i guess :s
1518 - Silentghost6661
and im not too bad in gym i mean at least i tried the mmile in like 8 minutes someone at my school trucked it and did it in 5
1519 - Shahz
Hey...
I got 20/24 in my end of module biology test..wooo...i guess i'm good at some subjects. came first in the one arrow competition thing in archery today:) had p.e twice this week and once next week - we have an alternating week timetable - week1 then week 2...anyway i'm doing well in my subjects so far and i'm in year 11:)
seeya
1520 - What?
You guys are so lucky!!! so... new subject any ideas?
1521 - Shahz
Heya, ummm...how about...i'm stumped. oh well it's a FRIDAY!!!wooo!!
Shahz:)
1522 - nottelling
What? I figured Geometry was high school level, I took it in 8th grade too. I'm in 9th now, but like I said, we just have Spanish and French at our school.
Yeah, I love Fridays. Too bad it's Sunday now, school tomorrow...
We could talk about, I don't know.... I'm stumped too. Oh well. We'll think of something. :)
1523 - What?
I'm so excited for something I'm not quite sure about!!!
1524 - Fang is MINE!
Hey yall. 4eva since ive been on here. Do you guys REALLY only talk bout maximum Ride on here. its a great series but really. Dang i miss what what and nightrider and everyone else who use to be on here. BTW my previous name was tay tay but im tired of that.
1525 - Fang is MINE!
Whoa never mind. Yall are still here. Didnt read the names b4 i commented sorry.