When the Wind Blows (James Patterson)
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When the Wind Blows is the prequel to The Lake House and inspired the Maximum Ride series.
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| Author | James Patterson |
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| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science Fiction |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
| Released | October 28, 1998 |
| Media Type | Print ( ) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-316-69332-4 |
| Followed by | The Lake House |
[edit] Plot
The book centers on Frannie O'Neill, a veternarian, whose husband was killed a few years before the story takes place. She meets Kit Harrison, an FBI agent, when he rents out her cabin in the woods behind her house. One night, after driving home after a friend's mysterious death, she sees a small girl with wings in the forest. She thought she must be dreaming, but a few days later she sees her again. Eventually, with the help of Kit, she meets the girl, named Max, and helps her save her brother and the members of her "flock" from the evil scientists at the "School". They adventure across the country to find safety and to learn who the whitecoats really are.
81.99.150.23 17:53, 15 December 2006 (UTC)== Characters == Max
Max is an eleven-year-old girl with long blond hair and bright eyes. She is the older sister of Matthew. Her codename is 'Tinkerbell'. She has white wings with silver-blue markings. Her wingspan is nine feet, half again as wige as she is tall. Her full name is Maximum. Frannie states that she has an IQ in the 180's. Max herself says that she only tested one-fourtynine on the Stanford-Binet test.
Frannie
A veternarian who lives in Bear Bluff, Colorado. Her husband was murdered a couple of years ago. She owns a cabin in the woods where she and her husband used to live, but she now rents it out to Kit because she moved to the veternary hospital to live. She has brown hair and blue-green eyes.
Kit
A FBI agent who is supposed to be on vacation in Nantucket after a horrible tragedy killed his wife and his kids. He lives in the cabin in the woods behind the veterinary hospital. He has blonde hair.
Ozymandias
Oz is second born, the alpha male. He would be the leader of the flock if Max died, and Max is glad that he's there. He is not much younger than Max, and he appears to be, in some ways, stronger than her. He has brown hair and wings. When Frannie first sees him, she belives him to be about seven. Icarus
Ic is a blind kid who Max rescues from the School. The flock communicates with him with chirps and whistles so that he doesn't get lost when he's flying. He has fine longish ash-blonde hair.
Peter
Peter is Wendy's twin. They are four years old, and therefore classified as "the young ones" by Oz and Max. They are of chinese descent, with black bowl-cut hair. They are in the 'high genius' IQ range.
Wendy
Wendy is Peter's twin. She has white wings, tipped with blue.
Matthew
Matthew is Max's younger brother. He loves his older sister and tries to keep her away from the whitecoats after she escapes. He is codenamed 'Peter Pan'. His wings are white, with silver and dark-blue markings.
Thomas
Harding Thomas works with the white-coats. He is possibly codenamed 'Uncle Thomas'
Eve
Adam's sister. The flock belived they were 'put to sleep' when they were babies, but they survived. According to Max, their IQ is 'off the planet'.
Adam
Eve's brother. He was adopted by Gillian, Frannie's best friend, who renamed him Michael. He has blonde hair. His life expectancy is 200 years. He was born in the same year as Peter and Wendy, 1994.
