"Order up!"

I've received a request to post a blog entry concerning the order of James Patterson's popular young adult series, Maximum Ride.  A few years ago, the publishing company Little, Brown and Company republished the series and caused quite a lot of confusion among our middle school students.  They essentially broke the series up into two parts, labeling the first three books "The Fugitives books 1,2,3" and the next books in the series "The Protectors books 1,2,3".  This makes for one confused reading community!!!  It's been difficult to convince our voracious readers that the book cover is in fact, not representing the true order of the series.  So, to set the record straight once and for all, here's the title list if you'd like to start this outstanding series about a group of genetically-enhanced kids who fight not only to stay alive, but to eventually save the entire world.  It's worth the confusion, believe me!  If you look for these books in book stores, you may see different covers than I have displayed here and you may also find the Manga series...trust the title, not the number on the book. And please, preview every book before you purchase (or checkout)!!!
1.  The Angel Experiment
2.  School's Out Forever
3.  Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
4.  The Final Warning
5.  Max
6.  Fang
7.  Angel
8.  The End (not yet released)

You'll want to read the first book right away, if you're the least bit interested, because the movie will be released in 2013! 

Happy Reading!
RC