School's Out - Forever (Maximum Ride, Book 2) | 
 enlarge | Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Vision
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  111 reviews
Sales Rank: 2017
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 1
ISBN: 0446618896
EAN: 9780446618892
ASIN: 0446618896
Publication Date: April 7, 2007
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Product Description
"Adventure, fighting, backstabbing and love abound" (VOYA) in this action-packed follow-up to the #1 New York Times blockbuster MAXIMUM RIDE: THE ANGEL EXPERIMENT, now available in paperback. The heart-stopping quest of six winged kids--led by fourteen-year-old Max--to find their parents and investigate the mind-blowing mystery of their ultimate destiny continues when they're taken under the wing of an FBI agent and attempt, for the first time, to live "normal" lives. But going to school and making friends doesn't stop them from being relentlessly hunted by sinister spies, who lead Max to face her most frightening match yet: a new and better version of herself.
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 Excellant July 10, 2008
The book was delivered and in the condition stated. Delivered on time . Excellant service!!!!!
 Second Maximum Ride July 2, 2008
Second book in the Maximum Ride series.
The story picks up 24 hours after the end of the first book. Ari is dead (or is he?) and Max is not sure how to feel. As Max and the rest of the flock continue the search for their parents and their purpose, they run into one exciting situation after another, including a Max clone who thinks she can replace Max and betray the flock with no one the wiser. Lots of action and not a whole lot of character development, but Total (the dog) now talks and I love Max--I can't get enough of her snarky, sarcastic comments.
A Great Book!! June 19, 2008
I bought this book for my 15 year old son, His review:
Since I really enjoyed the first Maximum Ride book from James Patterson, anxious to start reading his second book of the Maximum Ride series. Couldn't put the book down, would start reading "School's Out" as soon as I came home from school and finished it in one day. A MUST READ!!!
 Muahaha! Marketing in a cheesy, cliched bundle! June 13, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
In this "wonderful" second installment, Patterson highlights the flaws of the first. It is a cheesy, condescending book that hardly is the exciting, different tale of a flying group of kids. First off, the characters are underdeveloped. Max - great leader, gonna save the world, oh boy!. Fang - hmm, apart from the name, all we know is that he seems pretty egotistical and is a dark!? love interest. Angel is obviously the product of Patterson trying to make the super-est of super characters. She controls minds, is smart, can talk to animals, and is basically perfect. The other characters are just supposedly smart and fun, but aren't really. The main villians (which keep changing, and not in a good way) are not scary. Ari, supposed sympathetic and strong, comes across crazed and weak. The fake Max (really, Patterson? an imposter?) is just silly. And the talking dog...need I say more?
But apart from the weak characterization, the obvious marketing put in is infuriating. Fang starts a blog, which is a real website that kids are encouraged to visit. Patterson even includes the url of this cash-cow.
Finally, the absurdity of the plot. It rushes along, not really going anywhere. Max finds her mom, who she almost immediately starts calling mom. Remember Nina and her mom? Well the nice doctor/vet was a scientist with an evil corporation in this book, though she is still nice. She is, of course, Max's real mom.
Patterson can write anything and it will be lapped up with rave reviews, but don't be tricked. This book is not exciting/thrilling, the characters are dull, the villains cheesy, ad the overall lesson to be learned is that when Patterson gets an idea, he puts it in the book, no matter its relevance.
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Awesome! June 8, 2008
I think this is the best book in the series. Nonstop action-adventure, good vs evil, even some romance is involved. We really get to know the characters well in this book. All I can say is that this is a high octane book that you will not be able to put down, no matter what your age.
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