Reviewed by:Grace Sleder

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Table of ContentsChapter Name : Page Number:Title Slide 1Table of Contents 2Setting 3-4Characters 5-10Figurative Language 11-12Plot 13-16Conflict 17Theme and Resolution 18-19Mood 20

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S Setting

In the book School’s Out Forever by James Patterson, six flying children begin the story by flying in a beautiful sky, which is a recurring setting in this story. After a few incidents another setting they find themselves at is a hospital which is white, clean, and unfriendly. The kids then are found by the FBI and are taken to their headquarters which is similar to an office with more unfamiliar people. The mutants then are taken to one FBI agent’s home. Anne Walker’s home is described as paradise complete with large iron gates, beautiful trees, a giant house, an orchard, pond, and marvelous landscaping. If you haven’t read the Maximum ride novels you would not know that they are always running from someone, so other places they visit include the subways of New York City, D.C and a terrible lab in California where the kids were given their flying abilities. The lab is called the School which reminds me of a hospital but has torture instruments, scientists, and evil henchmen called Erasers. At the very end of the story the children find themselves in the everglades as well as Disney World to escape from the Erasers.

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SHow I have Imagined The Settings

The Beautiful SkiesThe Hospital

FBI Headquarters

Anne’s HouseThe Subways

The Cities they find themselves in.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_World Disney World

The Everglades http://en.paperblog.com/birds-the-heart-of-the-everglades-48730/ 4

C MAXMax is a very tall

fourteen year old girl. Max is the leader of her “flock” and takes care all the kids. She has dark hair and has the longest wingspan in her group. Max is the main character, a protagonist and a dynamic character. I believe she is a dynamic character because she is growing as a person and is learning lessons throughout her journey.

http://withagoodbook.com/2010/03/friday-freebie-max-ride/ I thought Max would have wings and hair like in this picture.

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C FANG

Fang is fourteen years old, like Max. He is very tall, and has dark hair as well. Fang has a bad attitude and is stubborn. Fang helps Max take care of the flock and backs up her decisions. Fang is a main character, a protagonist, and a dynamic character. He is dynamic because in the book he has become more trusting and caring person.

http://www.fanpop.com/spots/maximum-ride/images/31402671/title/fang-photo I imagined Fang having a biker type of look, wearing leather and longer hair.

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C ANGEL

Angel is the youngest kid in the flock, she is six years old. Angel is tall, has wings, and has lighter colored hair. Her special ability is the power to read and control people’s minds. She is very loving, a protagonist, a main character and in my opinion a dynamic character. Angel is dynamic because she is learning and growing in the book, she learns from Max life lessons that will help her.

http://twilight-tantalize.deviantart.com/I imagined Angel as a cute little girl with blond hair and always holding her teddy bear Celeste. 7

C GASMANGasman is eight years old

and Angel’s biological brother. He is tall, has light colored hair like his sister and always wants more food. Gassy wants to help out Max and Fang, but he is also mentally very young. He is a protagonist, a main character, and a dynamic character. I feel he is dynamic because he is grows as a person throughout the book and understands more things than at the beginning.

http://www.max-dan-wiz.com/forum/topics/maximum-ride-cast-4I imagined Gasman resembling his sister Angel with the blonde hair.

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C IGGYIggy is fourteen years old, and is

blind. He was blinded at the school because they wanted to make him see in the dark, but as it turned out the scientists were not thinking. Iggy has wings of course, bright hair color, and is willing to help fight off Erasers as long as he is told from which angle they will attack. Even though Iggy is blind he can still make an amazing bomb with the help of Gasman. He is sensitive of his blindness, he feels helpless when he can’t do what the others can, but he is the best cook and makes the family meals. Iggy is a protagonist, a main character, and is dynamic. He is dynamic because in the book his attitude changes as he learns more about the school and his parents.I imagined Iggy looking similar to Angel and

Gasman, but unlike the picture Iggy is blind. http://www.max-dan-wiz.com/profile/AngelicWings

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C NUDGE

Nudge is an eleven year old girl. Nudge is very curious in finding where she came from and who her real parents are. She has wings, dark hair, and is a great flier. Nudge is a protagonist, a main character, and a dynamic character. I think Nudge is dynamic because she is young and Max teaches her and makes her a better person.

http://www.max-dan-wiz.com/forum/topics/maximum-ride-cast-4 I imagined Nudge to look like this, with dark hair and taller like Max.

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F Figurative Language

Imagery:“She was shorter than Max and had long, dark red hair. Her eyes were

bright green.” (125)“Inside the school was a wash of red; warm human bodies streaming

through the halls.” (120)“He winced, and I saw the scraped skin and bloody knuckles.” (103)“I grabbed my comb and rubbed a hole in the fogged-up mirror, then

stifled a shriek.”(84)Foreshadowing:“Where was the catch?’Cause I knew one was coming”(67)“Max? Size isn’t everything, said the Voice.”(13)Simile:“He looked like death, extremely pale and groggy.”(49)

This represents Max looking in a mirror. (Clip Art)

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FFigurative Language (Continued)

Metaphor:“I was hot: my skin was burning.”(51)Alliteration: “He calls Jimmie the Genuine, Gentle Jumpin’ Giant, and

Jimmie’s supposed to call him his Fine Friendly Father Figure.” (Page 6, The Mighty Miss Malone By: Christopher Paul Curtis)

Personification:“A grove of trees had hidden the big red building.” (65)“Every once in a while a real word leaped out at us.”(71)Onomatopoeia:“Crash! Ari burst through the computer room doors.”(376)“Take! Crack. That! Crack. Max! Crack.”(96) “Bandada! Bezheet! See-chass! ‘Move, move, move!’” (243)

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This picture represents the words jumping out at the kids. (Clip Art)

P Plot: Exposition( Where the author sets the stage for the novel)The flock, also known as Max, Fang, Iggy, Angel, Nudge,

and Gasman are flying when Fang is attacked which later on leads them to the FBI, then Anne.

Anne takes care of the kids and tries to make them some what normal, for instance they go to school and they share Thanksgiving.

All throughout the beginning the kids are being stalked by their arch nemesis Ari who is an Eraser. Erasers’ are people who have been given wolf characteristics and can fly with wings.

Also in the beginning of the book the flock is realizing that they have incredible talents they have never known about until now. For example, Max can fly at hyper- speed and Angel can control others minds.

This scene represents the sky the flock flies through. (Clip Art)

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P Plot: Rising Action(the points in the story that lead up to the climax)Ari argues with his father, Jeb, that Max is his favorite child even

though she ran away from him.Max noticed that a family called the Griffiths were missing a son

that fit the description of Iggy.Max was on her date with Sam, Ari was outside the window with

another Max.Ari argued with his father, wanting to kill Max and the flock. Iggy and Gasman setting off the fire alarms after finding hidden

clues and paperwork in the school.Max, when looking in the mirror she finds and Eraser staring

back at her. Jeb agrees with Ari and will let him capture Max.Max being kidnapped letting fake Max take her place.Fake Max taking the flock in to the

Of course the wings represent the flocks unusual power. (Clip Art) 14

P Plot: Climax(The main conflict in the story) In the story I feel there are two Climax parts:

The first climax was when Max was attacked by teachers at school, when she flew home with the flock she then realized a trap. Waiting for her was Jeb, Ari and all the Erasers. She was betrayed by Anne, later Ari followed the kids and Fang ended up badly wounding Ari.

The second climax occurred when real Max burst into the computer room right as all the kids were being attacked by their worst fears. Later, real Max and fake Max fought until real Max came to her senses and realized that it wasn’t her fault that the scientists made two Maximum Rides. According to the

scientists only one Max can save the world.(Clip Art) 15

P Plot: Falling Action(The events after the climax.)

•As the children recovered from the attack of their fears they blew up a wall and flew off.•The flock resting in the everglades.•Waking up and having a relaxed breakfast of warm bottles of coke. •Discussing their plans and how to avoid the School as well as Erasers.

http://en.paperblog.com/birds-the-heart-of-the-everglades-48730/ Everglades like where the kids flew to in the book.

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C ConflictsMan versus Self: This conflict occurs as Max is always

fighting herself to be the best mother to the flock possible.

Man versus Man: This conflict occurred whenever Ari fights the flock, for example when fang beat him up.

Man versus Fate: One example of this conflict is how Max is always disobeying the voice in her head when it says to save the world, even though it is her destiny.

Man versus Society: One example of this conflict is how Ari is always against the flock, in a one to six ratio.

This picture represents Max with the world in the palm of her hand. (Clip Art)

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T and R Theme and Resolution Theme:I believe the theme in this book is to not give into pressure and

to do what you consider right.Evidence:(From the section where Max is forced to fight fake Max.) “’I’m

an actual person… She’s real too. She’s a person All of us are! And I’m jumping through your hoops. You can tell yourselves that you’re saving the world, but really you’re just a bunch of psycho puppet- masters who probably didn’t date enough in high school.’” (Page 389) I believe this supports my theme because it shows that Max didn’t listen to the scientists, didn’t give into pressure and did what she thought was right.

My other piece of evidence is where Max is always fighting the voice in her head, sometimes she agrees with it for the well being of the flock, but doesn't agree when it says to save the world. I imagine in the future Max will indeed save the world, but of course not until she believes it is for the best.

This picture represents Max struggling with the voice in her head, fighting to make the right decision. (Clip Art)

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T and R Theme and Resolution (continued)

Resolution Evidence:“Needless to say, there was a tearful reunion, stories

exchanged, hurts examined and gotten mad about all over again. We grabbed our stuff and flew south until sunrise. Then we dropped down into the Everglades and found a patch of dryish land to sleep on.”(page 397) This quote represents the resolution because this quote was taken from right after the fake Max situation and tells me what occurred after the battle. Therefore, in the end of the story the flock flew off, discussed their battle and then relaxed in the Everglades which is their resolution.

In the end of the story the flock rests in the Everglades which would look something like this. http://en.paperblog.com/birds-the-heart-of-the-everglades-48730/

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Mood I believe the mood of the story is family love, even though the

flock are not related, they still care for each other like a family.

“'I don’t care where I came from,’ Angel said earnestly, looking into my eyes. 'Wherever I came from, I don’t want to go back. Not if you can’t come too.’”

I kissed her forehead. ‘We’ll deal with that if and when it happens,’ I said. ‘But right now, let’s catch up to everyone else.’” (page 102)

I think this quote represents the mood of family love because this conversation is between Max and Angel, Angel loves Max because Max cares for the flock, as well as always looking out for them.

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This represents the love that Angel and Max share. (Clip Art)