Part of Maximum Ride, book 2
First published 2006
Max and her bird-kid flock thought they had escaped their past, but an FBI agent tracks them down and drags them into the most terrifying place imaginable: school. Max struggles to decode cryptic messages about her world-saving mission while navigating the bizarre rituals of normal teenage life. Desks and textbooks feel more foreign than flying through clouds ever did. The situation spirals when Max discovers her most dangerous adversary yet. This enemy knows every move she might make, every weakness she tries to hide, every fear that keeps her awake at night. The enemy is herself, or rather, a perfect clone designed to match her abilities. Max must protect her flock from this twisted mirror version while figuring out how to fulfill her destiny. The clone represents everything Max could become if she loses her humanity in the fight to save the world.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, contemporary, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: School
409 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company