Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson. Complete and unabridged audio book, read by Laurel Lefkow. 8 CDs, running time 8 hours 30 mins.

Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman, Angel and Maximum: six kids who are pretty normal in most ways - except that they're 98% human, 2% bird. They grew up in cages, living like rates, but now they're free. Riding the wind, their wigs are an amazing gift, and yet their world can morph into a nightmare in a single instant.

From Death Valley, California to the bowels of the New York City subway system, 14-year-old Max leads her five feisty 'family' members on a journey full of non-stop action, adventure and soul-seeking - and saving the world.