Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports

#134 in Adventure

Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports

James Patterson

First published 2007Original language ENYoung adult

7.67.6 / 10
Score out of 10152 ratingsConfidence 51%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#134 of 180 in Adventure ahead of 26% of the category
418
Pages
about 8 h
Reading time

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About the book

Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports is the third book in the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson. It was released in the United Kingdom and the United States on May 29, 2007. The series is set in modern times, and revolves around the 'flock', a group of human-avian hybrids on the run from the scientists who created them.

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Reading order · Maximum Ride

Full order & progress →
Score per volume9 volumes on a timeline, 2005 to 2015 · Best-rated volume: School's Out Forever
  1. The Angel Experiment
    The Angel Experiment2005 · 341 ratingsStart here
    7.47.4 / 10
  2. School's Out Forever
    School's Out Forever2006 · 183 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  3. Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
    Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports2007 · 152 ratingsThis book
    7.67.6 / 10
  4. The Final Warning
    The Final Warning2008 · 109 ratings
    7.37.3 / 10
  5. MAX
    MAX2009 · Not ranked yet
    –Not ranked yet
  6. Fang
    Fang2010 · 92 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  7. Angel
    Angel2011 · 59 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  8. Nevermore
    Nevermore2012 · 68 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  9. Maximum Ride Forever
    Maximum Ride Forever2015 · 29 ratings · Not ranked yet
    –Not ranked yet

Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.3 across 152 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 51% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Adventure average of 7.8. That is how 7.6 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library8.06 4%
Hardcover7.3146 96%

Frequently asked

What age is Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports for?

Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 418 pages — shorter than 52% of the ranked books in Adventure.

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