• A 52-week New York Times bestselling series that is poised to be bigger than Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket?


• A teacher-, parent-, and librarian-endorsed series for readers of all ages by America's #1-selling author, James Patterson?


• The most fun thousands of kids have had reading, ever.

Scroll down to find out more. Know a kid who doesn't read as often as you'd like? Have them check out these sample chapters of Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment, the first book in James Patterson's acclaimed series. These chapters are available to read on a computer screen, to print, or to download as audiobook chapters so your kid can listen to them on an iPod or other MP3 player.

Give it a try and see what happens.

Author James Patterson was once a reluctant reader himself, and knows it takes a special kind of book to get kids involved with a habit like reading which, let's face it, isn't easy an easy one to form. To hear the fans of Maximum Ride talk about it, this is that book.

Get your kid's school to participate in the Maximum Ride "How far will YOU go?" Reading Incentive Program for the 2006/2007 school year. If your school reaches its goal, you'll receive free copies of the latest Maximum Ride book for the students! Know a teacher who could use some help getting students, including maybe your own child, into reading? Refer them to this page. There are free lesson plans, exclusive downloadable content, and more, all designed by educational professionals for use in the classroom. Click here if you know the teacher's email address and you can send it to them. Or you can copy and paste the following link within your email application.

http://www.jamespatterson.com/activities_parents.html santaKid is James Patterson's internationally celebrated illustrated children's book that's now in development as a feature length movie with New Line Cinema. Check out www.santa-kid.com and you can also sample the book at online retailers like these.