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School's Out - Forever (Maximum Ride, Book 2) By James Patterson ( Little, Brown Young Readers )
Release Date: 2007-04-01
Average Customer Rating:
List Price: $7.99
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Product Description
Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride and the other members of the "Flock"--Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel--are just like ordinary kids--only they have wings and can fly. It seems like a dream come true--except that they're being hunted by half-human, half-wolf "Erasers" who can fly, too.
In Book 2 of the series, the Flock members are taken under the wing of an FBI agent and try to live "normal" lives by going to school, making friends--and continuing their relentless search for their parents. But the Erasers return, forcing the Flock to abandon their search and make their escape once again. The voice inside Max's head keeps telling her that it's up to her to save the world, but this is especially challenging to do when she is faced with her ultimate match: a newer and better version of herself, Maximum Ride II. Max's heart-stopping quest to investigate the mind-blowing mystery of her ultimate destiny continues in the scariest, strangest, and funniest James Patterson novel yet.
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 The hits keep coming
James Patterson keeps the hits coming with another "Just one more chapter, I swear!" page-turner installment of the runaways of the Angel Experiment. In order to fully appreciate this book, it's best to read it only after having read "Maximum Ride - The Angel Experiment," as you will find the racing action and astounding powers of these kids quite mind-boggling. Still on the run from The School, Max and her 5 friends run into what seems like more than they can handle. How will they ever hold it together?
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 a good, albeit flawed, installment in the adventure ( altoguitardrums )
I was a pretty big fan of the first Maximum Ride book when I read it last year, but for some reason I never found the time to read the second installment until a couple weeks ago.
Well, I've finished the book, and I must say I am satisfied, although there were things about it that bugged me.
I very much liked the idea of taking the obviously abnormal Flock and having them put into a school (not The School, but a normal-or seemingly normal- public school). I thought they could do alot with that. The disappointing part of it is, when they're just cracking the surface and you think the plot is going to expand on that, it completely stops, and the plot is restarted, with The Flock on the run once again.
What made the on-the-run factor The Angel Experiment work, was that we were never in one place long enough to think that this is where the plot will stay and where it could grow from there. The basic plot of The Angel Experiment was that The Flock was on the run, going place to place, and you got that.
With School's Out-Forever, the Flock is at school for a little over half the book, then they're on the run again for the rest of the time. That's the problem. The back cover pretty much fools you into thinking that the whole plot was The Flock at the school, when it wasn't.
[POSSIBLE SPOILER]At the end they'ret on the run again. That in itself is alright, but where the ending goes wrong is how it treats itself as some sort of grand finale, when it's not.[POSSIBLE SPOILER ENDED]
Still, you can't go wrong with this series; you love the characters and care for them every step of the way, and that's what's great about this series.
I'm still recommending it, but I very much find it to be unbalanced.
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Great book for young and old! ( jenidriscoll )
Both my 10 year old daughter and myself enjoyed this book. This is an awesome series!
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A wild ride ( lyndia1999 )
This book takes you into a world that is dangerous. Where strange things are possible, and you can believe you are really there.
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A 5-star listen for Young Adults ( armchairinterviewscom )
This is the second installment of the Maximum Ride series, picking up right after The Angel Experiment. I would suggest you listen to them in order to avoid any confusion in the plotline.
Maximum Ride: Schools out Forever starts right where The Angel Experiment left off, continuing with the six genetically engineered children being chased by their main enemies, the Erasers, a wolf/human hybrid. Max, Fang, Iggy, Gasman, Nudge and Angle continue to evade the predators in each city they visit. Max continues to be plagued by the death of their main Eraser pursuer named Ari, who might or might not be her biological brother. She also continues to hear the Voice in her head, and is confused as to who or what it is.
Along the way, they meet a seemingly kind woman, who just happens to be a high-ranking FBI agent, who enrolls them in a normal school where Max feels as though she's an outcast. Max and her fellow winged children end up releasing a bunch of other genetically altered animals onto the city, which doesn't go very far, except they adopt a dog that Angel has become attached to. He seems like your normal, run-of-the-mill puppy, until he opens his mouth and talks! You will enjoy the story and become enthralled in narrator Valentina De Angelis' portrayal of each individual child... including the dog! She did a beautiful job of putting emotion and feeling behind the key points in the story. I also enjoyed the sound effects and musing during the telling of the tale. The only negative thing about this listening experience was the music. I couldn't tell if it was the end of the disc or the end of a chapter.
Overall, it was a wonderful listening experience!
Armchair Interviews says: Another good listen for Young Adults.
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