A series of books about six genetically modified human-avian hybrids.

It is recently being made into movies, and if the director is smart enough, unlike the director of Percy Jackson, it will cause another Harry Potter-like fandom around the world. People would reflect it in their lives, and James Patterson would be rich. (Although he already is richer than Stephanie Meyer, Stephen King, or J.K. Rowling, making him THE richest author, according to Forbes.)

If the director was either TOO smart or hadn't learnt a lesson from Twilight, it would create another batch of FANGirls that forgot about Edward the minute they saw Fang. (And that would be a disaster, causing another wave of twihard-like craziness)
Maximum Ride will come and kick you in the face if you don't like her books. Angel will help her.
by TheDoubleJ February 4, 2011
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Maximum Ride is about six kids who were genetically altered when they were infants by a place called "The School". Max (girl), Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy/The Gasman and Angel are all 98% human and 2% bird causing them to grow wings and have the ability to fly. They often are running for their lives from Erasers (People who have been altered so they are beautiful but can change in to wolves).
kid one: "Have you read 'Maximum Ride'?"
kid 2: "Wut it about?"
kid one: "Bird kids!"
kid two:"OHMAHGAWD!" O:
by Clairegoesrawr January 1, 2009
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Maximum Ride is an ongoing series of books for young adults by James Patterson. It is about six genetically altered kids/teens that escape from the terrible School that they were created in, and fight to save the world. Max is Maximum Ride, the leader. Fang is her "right wing" man, the tall, dark, and mysterious guy in every girl's dream. Iggy is the blind, bomb-expert chef; and Gazzy (short for the Gasman) has issues with his digestive system (as hinted to by his name) and is also a bomb-expert. Nudge is a non-stop talker who is freakishly good at hacking computers, and has an awesome sense of fashion. Lastly, Angel is the scariest little 6-year-old you will ever meet. Sweet at first, she quickly takes a turn for the worse, putting one of the biggest stresses on the "flock."There is romance, action, adventure, mystery, and suspense! Never met a person that read it and hated it.

The six books out now are:
The Angel Experiment
School's Out - Forever
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
The Final Warning
MAX
FANG
Teen 1: So did you ever read that book I gave you?
Teen 2: Maximum Ride? Ohmigosh, it was awesome! Best book I've ever read! Where can I get the rest of them?
by Hinata-chan521 April 1, 2010
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Maximum Ride is a book series written by James Patterson. The "main characters" consist of... Maximum (Nickname: Max, female, fourteen, fifteen in Fang, and 19/20 in Maximum Ride Forever) Fang (Male, fourteen, fifteen in Fang, 19/20 in Maximum Ride Forever) Iggy (Male, fourteen, fifteen in Fang, 19/20 in Maximum Ride Forever) Nudge (Female, eleven, twelve in Fang, 16/17 in Maximum Ride Forever) The Gasman (Nickname: Gazzy, eight, nine in Fang, 13/14 in Maximum Ride Forever) Angel (Six, seven in Max, 11/12 in Maximum Ride Forever)
The series has nine books within; The Angel Experiment, School's Out Forever, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, The Final Warning, Max, Fang, Angel, Nevermore, Maximum Ride Forever.
The book series is good, and tells a story about six children (Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, The Gasman, and Angel) who were kidnapped from a science lab called the School. The children have avian two-percent (bird)DNA in them, giving them wings, lighter bones, and air sacs, enabling them to fly. Max, has to "save the world," and to lead the other children. She calls their group the flock.

In my opinion, the series was great, but I did have one issue. Max had blonde hair up until Max,(the book, don't get confused) where she then had brown hair? I don't recall them getting their hair dyed.
Person 1: "Maximum Ride is a great book series!"
Person 2: "Maximum Ride? The heck is that supposed to mean?"
Person 1: "It's a name..."
Person 2: "What?!"
by Wilted Roses June 16, 2019
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A fictional story book with no literary value whatsoever and complex plot that makes no sense. Set in first-person by the main character who is the zealous, bothersome, irritating Max, the book is a stain of the English language.

You’ll like it if you like the sentence “I’ll kick their stupid butts” repeatedly.
"Ok, I'm not the best cook in the world. Though I can still kick your butt so don't you forget it." - Maximum Ride.
by AYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY October 22, 2009
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