The Maze Runner (Maze Runner, Book One)

The Maze Runner (Maze Runner, Book One)

By James Dashner

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Book 1 of 5 in the  The Maze Runner Series
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Grades 9 - 12Grades 3 - 8X5.3101182

Book one in the blockbuster Maze Runner series that spawned a movie franchise and ushered in a worldwide phenomenon! And don’t miss The Fever Code, the highly-anticipated series conclusion that finally reveals the story of how the maze was built!
 
   When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone.
   Outside the towering stone walls that surround them is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through alive.
   Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying: Remember. Survive. Run.

The Maze Runner and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials are now major motion pictures featuring the star of MTV's Teen Wolf, Dylan O’Brien; Kaya Scodelario; Aml Ameen; Will Poulter; and Thomas Brodie-Sangster. The third movie, Maze Runner: The Death Cure, will hit screens in 2018.
 
Also look for James Dashner’s edge-of-your-seat MORTALITY DOCTRINE series!

Praise for the Maze Runner series:
A #1 New York Times Bestselling Series
USA Today Bestseller
Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of the Year
An ALA-YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book
An ALA-YALSA Quick Pick
 
“[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of Lord of the FliesThe Hunger Games, and Lost.” —EW.com
 
“Wonderful action writing—fast-paced…but smart and well observed.” Newsday
 
“[A] nail-biting must-read.” Seventeen.com
 
“Breathless, cinematic action.” —Publishers Weekly
 
Heart pounding to the very last moment.” —Kirkus Reviews
 
Exclamation-worthy.” —Romantic Times
 
“James Dashner’s illuminating prequel [The Kill Order] will thrill fans of this Maze Runner [series] and prove just as exciting for readers new to the series.” —Shelf Awareness, Starred

Take a deep breath before you start any James Dashner book.” —Deseret News

Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN-13: 9780385737944
ISBN-10: 0385737947
Published on 10/6/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 400

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Maze Runner one of the best books I have ever read!!!           The book that I read was Maze Runner by James  Dashner. The genre is science fiction. My opinion on the book  was that, it was one of the best books that I have read, 9/10  rating. The book was about a kid named Thomas and he was  put inside of a giant maze. In the maze was a spot called the  glade where all of the kids live. While he was in it he met a  bunch of people. The most important kids were, Mihno, Gally,  Alby, and newt. The plot is, the kids are exploring the maze  trying to find a way out. But, they find something very  suspicious about the maze. Also something very bad happens  to the glade that changes the whole story. Just like other  books of James Dashner this one was very interesting and  fun. Overall I really liked this book. The type of person that I  think would like this is someone who likes to read adventure  and science fiction books.  

I read the Maze Runner, by James Dasher. I really like action and sci-fi books, and this book matches my description of action. The story begins when Thomas and these other boys who got sent into a maze, as an experiment, and they don't remember anything except their names. After Thomas arrives, the first girl does too. This creates suspense in the beginning, leaving the boys and Teresa to figure things out while fighting for survival. They try to get out from the maze, but the maze changes everyday, so it is hard for the runners (the boys who have the job of trying to solve the maze by running in it all day) to find the way to get out. Inside the maze, they face a lot of dangerous situations, but Thomas stays calm and level headed, he solves a lot of the problems. At the end, Thomas and his friends finally leave the maze. This story is very stimulated and it also teaches us that when we face a problem, we have to calm down and think how we can solve the problem. Maze Runner is very similar to the Hunger Games or Divergent, they are all very exciting and awesome books. Overall I really liked this book and would rate it 4/5. Someone who likes the dystopian genre, action, suspense, a bit of violence, and mystery would really like this book.

This book is one of my favorites!!

Cute16swim Cute16swim

Love this book!!!!!!!

This is a brilliant book. I loved it. it was impossible to put down The Maze Runner once I start reading it.

I think this book can teach you be thankful of what you have and be careful of the things surround you maybe you will get in danger because this talk about Thomas got into the maze by the people that is doing the experiment with him he was doing it but then someone get him in trouble but he uses his memory and brain to get out of the difficult situation that he was in.He risk his life and helped lot of people but the situation get worse but they still make it out of the maze.

The Maze Runner, first this book is talking about a boy just woke up in a elevator. The elevator goes up until the top, when he got up of a elevator, he was in a glade with other boys. He can't remember anything before. The leader in the glade is called "Alby", he is the first person that live in the glade by himself for a month. After a few days, the boy remember that his name is called "Thomas". He has a idea, he wants to escape from the glade and he wants to see what is view outside of the glade. In the beginning, some people don't really want to so they don't want to follow Thomas. After 1 month ago, the new person come up again, it's a girl and a letter said she was the last one. After few months, the monster attack the glade and some people get killed. Finally, the people agree Thomas idea and try to escape from the glade.

The Maze Runner, by James Dashner, This is a book about a boy name Thomas. When wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade. In this book, Thomas and the other people is thinking of a way out of the maze and scary creatures and monsters tries to stop them. I recommend this book for you if you like to read this kind of mysterious novel.

Bobyozy Bobyozy

Amazing book. Just read. Even if you don't like reading. Perfect. Just perfect

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