Maximum Ride, Vol. 1 by NaRae Lee

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Beautiful book. I read a small amount of manga when I was a very little girl, which I don't remember much. Since then, this is the first manga I've read. This story was about 6 kids raised by a man named Jeb. Two years ago, Jeb disappeared, which made the kids very sad because that's the only parental figure they knew. They assumed Jeb was dead. Max, the oldest of 6 kids, tried to raise the children but she was struggling as well. One day, they decided to go pick strawberries. That's when some evil people called The Erasers showed up. They abducted the youngest child, Angel and took her to "The School" in California. The other 5 children tried to save Angel. In the process of getting to The School, Max saw a girl getting bullied and tried to rescue her, in turn getting shot by one of the bullies. The girl, who's name is Ella, took Max home so her mother could fix her. Her mother is a vet, and did an x-ray which indicated there's a microchip in Max's arm. Which explains how The Erasers located them. Eventually, all 5 children were captured by The Erasers and brought to The School, reunited with Angel. Jeb reappears, and told Max that she's born to save the world.

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