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Week 3

Adult: Jace Hills Student: Phillip Johnson Book Title: //Maximum Ride School’s Out Forever// Pages Read: 133-268

Dear Jace,

So this week let’s switch gears and focus on the main character, Max. Max is the leader and probably oldest of the flock. Since no one knows there age I’m not for sure who is oldest. It’s Fang, Max, or Iggy. She is a tough girl who is full of anger but has room in her heart to care for her flock. She can fight her way out of anything. I would definitely want her by my side in a fight and anywhere else for that matter. I think she is cool and very friendly if she knows you can trust you. She is paranoid and for good reason, but that can be an advantage sometimes. I would want to be as caring and as tough as she is. In this weeks reading she had to help the flock get through school and defend them from the Erasers. She also had to start the search for their parents. She had to be brave enough to use the school computers to do something that was definitely against school policies. I don’t think I would have the guts to go against school policies in the middle of study hall. I wouldn’t even if I had one. I really enjoyed this section of the book too.

So how are you doing this week? Is everything going O.K.? How is your wife? I’m going to answer your questions now. I think that it would be awesome to be able to fly as gracefully as them. It would let me see the beauty of the world from above without paying the money for a plane ticket. You also assumed correctly this is for English but it is not my favorite subject. My favorite would be either Social Studies or the current events class I took earlier this year. And yes I am ready for the end of the year but, I got a couple of field trips I have to take first. I’m going to Chicago tomorrow and then Six Flags on the 7th. In my free time this summer I will probably play video games and hang out with my girlfriend. Should be a great summer.

Hope you are well,

Phillip Johnson

= Week 4 = Adult: Jace Hills Student: Phillip Johnson Book Title: //Maximum Ride School’s Out Forever// Pages Read: 268-399 So this week, Max and the flock go to Disney World. They are trying to find a company called Itex. Angel overheard people saying that it could blow up the world. So on the way there, they decide to take a detour in Disney World. They have fun until they see Ari. When they see him they run away so they can get back on the search for Itex. They camp in a swamp and get track by two little kids. They run away again and stay in a hotel. That night max is kidnapped and replaced by another Max. Later, Max escapes as the flock breaks into Itex. There they find information on their parents. The real max comes onto the scene just as things start to take a turn for the worst with the flock. There is a huge fight as Max faces the fake Max. The real Max wins the fight but, they still have to escape. They rush out the giant hole in the wall that Gazzy made. Later, they are sitting on the beach as they talk about what. Gave the fake Max away. Fang says it was when she offered to make breakfast something the real max would never do. Then the book ends with Fang and Max just laughing.

So how do you like the book? I found it funny, action filled, suspenseful, and still intelligent. I thought it end exactly how it did. I loved it. It helped me get through some hard times this month. I think anybody else who like action will like this book. Max changes through this story because she had to fight her way through finding parents and then losing them. I think this book teaches us to never give up.

Week 4

Phillip, Not sure what happened to my week 3 response. I am kind of new to the whole wiki experience so I probably did something wrong. I apologize. Anyway, let me re-answer your week 3 questions. My wife is very good. Thank you for asking. You are right about the plane tickets, they can be so expensive. Those field trips sound great and should be very fun for you. Now for week 4, I found this book to be very exciting and dramatic, never knowing what was going to happen next. It made for a great escape. When I read I tend to put myself in those places, in the book. That is what makes reading so fun. Did you think the real max was going to win? I had my doubts there for a while. I too loved this book and look forward to getting my hands on other offerings from this author. I believe there is more to these stories. I agree with your ‘never give up’ assumption gathered from your reading. It is very important that we realize nothing is ever too big to overcome. Have you had a good couple of weeks? I have really enjoyed reading and connecting with you over this book. Summer break is quickly approaching and I would have to guess your countdown has begun...10 days left right? Am I close? My wifes dad is Norm, one of the janitors there at your school and I belive when I talked to him last he said only a handful of days remained. Thanks, Jace