title: Max: A Maximum Ride Novel
author:  James Patterson 
description: <b>Recipient of the Colorado Blue Spruce Book Award</b><br /><br /><b>Raves for the MAXIMUM RIDE series:</b><br>#1 <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller<br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> Bestseller<br>An ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults<br>An ALA/<i>VOYA</i> "Teens' Top Ten" Pick<br>A <i>VOYA</i> Review Editor's Choice<br>A New York Public Library "Books for the Teen Age" Selection<br>A Book Sense Summer 2007 Children's Pick<br>A <i>KLIATT</i> Editors' Choice<br>A Children's Choice Book Awards Author of the Year for <i>MAX</i> <br><br><em>School's Out--Forever</em>: <br>"A breathless adventure...full of action, swooping flights and fierce fights--a sure bet for the movies."<b><i>KLIATT</b></i><br /><br />"Jump on board this MAXIMUM RIDE...Fights and flights are non-stop."<b><i>USA Today</b></i><br /><br /><em>The Angel Experiment</em>:<br>"BOOK OF THE WEEK...Pace, action, mystery, and cool."<b><i>London Times</b></i><br /><br />"Adventure, fighting, backstabbing, and love abound."<b><i>VOYA</b></i>
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  [EVERYONE LOVES MAX!](../Text/part0002.html#praise)
  
  
  
  
  
  **Raves for the blockbuster MAXIMUM RIDE series include:**
  
  
  
  
  
  #1 _New York Times_ Bestseller
  
  
  
  
  
  _Publishers Weekl_ y Bestseller
  
  
  
  
  
  An ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults
  
  
  
  
  
  An ALA/ _VOYA_ “Teens’ Top Ten” Pick
  
  
  
  
  
  A _VOYA_ Review Editor’s Choice
  
  
  
  
  
  A New York Public Library “Books for the Teen Age” Selection
  
  
  
  
  
  A Book Sense Summer 2007 Children’s Pick
  
  
  
  
  
  “The chapters are **short, taut, and filled with action**.”
  
  
  
  
  
  — _VOYA_ (starred review)
  
  
  
  
  
  “ **Furiously fast-paced, very sassy, and enormous fun**. A ripping yarn that
  every Maximum Ride addict will want to read.”
  
  
  
  
  
  — _Sunday Tasmanian_
  
  
  
  
  
  “The short, action-packed chapters end breathlessly, with twists at every
  turn… **Adrenaline galore**.”
  
  
  
  
  
  — _Kirkus_
  
  
  
  
  
  “ **Buckle your seatbelts** : the final book in this breathless adventure
  series has arrived…Swift and entertaining…fans will gobble it up.”
  
  
  
  
  
  — _KLIATT_
  
  
  
  
  
  “ **Dau