The second exhilarating novel in bestselling novelist James Pattersons first teen series. Its 24 hours since Max Ride and her fellow bird-kids escaped the New York Institute, and theyre still on the run. But the six companions ndash; 98% human, 2% bird ndash; came away with some vital information. If they can decode the garbled words and numbers, perhaps theyll find out where their parents are. Theres a lot of trouble ahead for Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman and Angel ndash; not to mention Total, the talking dog. Their enemies, the fearsome Erasers, have acquired a new skill ndash; they too can now fly. After an air-battle, Fang ends up in hospital. The FBI track down the flock, whove become more visible than they ever wanted to be. They even end up going to school! But that doesnt quite fit in with searching for parents, or with what the insistent Voice in Maxs head keeps reminding her - that her mission is to save the world.