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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment

Patterson, James. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment. New York: Hachette, 2006. 413 pages. (Sci-Fi / Thriller)

I bet you have never run away from werewolf like creatures who were programmed just to destroy you. I also bet that you have never experienced what it’s like to have wings and soar through the sky. Well, I can’t say the same for Maximum Ride. Her and her 5 friends, Angel, Fang, Gasman, Iggy, and Nudge, are all 98% human and 2% bird. They all have wings. They escaped from a laboratory called the School and are on the run. At the School, they genetically altar kids into any kind of creature imaginable. Which is how Max and her gang ran into the Erasers. Erasers are part dog. They have hairy faces, razor sharp teeth, and claws. But they’re no match for Max and her best friends. Join the ride as you become a part of the experiment and follow Max through obstacles only she could face. You’re in for a shock.

This is an absolutely amazing book. Once I started, I could never put it down! It’s totally action packed from beginning to end. A must read for ALL! It’s written so well, you see it as a movie in your head. Maximum Ride is full of non stop action, amazing plot twists, and weird creatures. This is the first in the incredible series. James Patterson, the author, calls this book “My favorite story, and probably my best”

All My Duck in a Row

Saving Grace

Spencer, Katherine. Saving Grace. N.Y. Parachute LLC, 2007 246 pages. (Realistic Fiction)

In this story a girl named Grace lives with her family. During the summer Grace’s brother Matt was driving in his car to go get milk at the fast mart, when he was on his way home he ran into a tree and died. Ever since the accident Grace has been really upset. When she goes back to school she is a little annoyed and a little sad because, everyone around her keeps asking if what happened is true and if she is okay. As she went to sit with her friends at lunch, a girl walked into her, and Grace spilled her lunch on Philomena. The girls sitting at the table next to the scene were laughing. Their names are Dana, Lindsay, and Morgan they were….. well I guess you can call them the popular group. After Philomena walked away Dana called Grace over to the table and they talked, she invited Grace to come over to her house after school. Grace accepted the offer. Ever since her brother’s death she has been begin to do negative things. Hanging out with the “popular” group was probably not the best choice she has made. When they were hanging out Dana made Grace an alcoholic drink. Then Grace started dancing with Dylan. When Dylan and Dana’s step mom show up, she takes everyone home. As the story goes on Grace gets worse. If you want to see if she will get better then you should read this book.

I liked this book because it teaches you that you have the ability to make the right choices. It is a good book and it has a lot problem solving in it. I think that it is good reading material. If you like Drama then you should read this book.





Reviewed by: laxlady014

Half Human

Half Human. New York: Scholastic Inc., 2001. 212 pages. (Fantasy/Short Stories)

Have you ever heard of centaurs? What about mermaids? There have been myths about half humans for centuries. This book takes myths from authors Bruce Coville, Nancy Springer, D.J. Malcom and others. They are writing about things that are caught between two worlds. One of my favorites is Princess Dragonblood by Jude Mandell. It is about a girl born from a desperate queen tricked into drinking dragon blood. Eleanor looks human at first, but she has slight ridges on her back, long talon like nails, and a warlike personality. At thirteen, she is forced to meet her dragon father, coming to him his enemy, but leaving as his loving daughter. Eleanor, like all the other beings in this book must struggle to find her own true identity.

This is a pretty good book. Some of the stories I really liked like Princess Dragonblood, Becoming, and The Hardest, Kindest Gift. But others I didn’t like at all. In all, I think they were imaginative and creative.

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