Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of her flock - Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel - are just like ordinary kids, except they have wings and can fly! It may seem like a dream come true to some, but for the flock it's more like a living nightmare. When the mysterious lab known as the School turns up and kidnaps their youngest member, it's up to Max to organize a rescue, but will help come in time?