Hawk

**A story for a new generation of Maximum Ride fans! 17-year-old Hawk is growing up hard and fast in post-apocalyptic New York City . . . until a perilous destiny forces her to take flight.** * Where is Maximum Ride?* * Ten years ago a girl with wings fought to save the world. But then she disappeared. Now she's just a fading legend, remembered only in stories.* Hawk doesn't know her real name. She doesn't know who her family was, or where they went. The only thing she remembers is that she was told to wait on a specific street corner, at a specific time, until her parents came back for her. She stays under the radar to survive...until a destiny that's perilously close to Maximum Ride's forces her to take flight. Someone is coming for her. But it's not a rescue mission. It's an execution. ** **Review** **Raves for the blockbuster MAXIMUM RIDE series: ** #1 *New York Times* Bestseller *Publishers Weekly* Bestseller An ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults An ALA/ *VOYA* "Teens' Top Ten" Pick A *VOYA* Review Editor's Choice A New York Public Library "Books for the Teen Age" Selection A Book Sense Summer Children's Pick A *KLIATT* Editors' Choice A Children's Choice Book Awards Author of the Year for *MAX* ### **About the Author** **James Patterson** is the world's bestselling author. The creator of *Maximum Ride* and *Crazy House* , he founded JIMMY Patterson to publish books that young readers will love. He lives in Florida with his family.