okay, so you haven't read the book. Yes, you are missing out.
Maximum Ride is a book about these kids who were basically science experiments. They are 98 percent human, and 2 percent bird. That 2 percent has made a BIG difference. They have wings and stuff and are a lot like birds. They escaped from the scientists at the school and are fending for themselves. Until the Erasers (werewolves) hunt for them.....