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The Maze Runner

Book • 2009
The story follows Thomas, a teenager who wakes up in a place called the Glade with no memory except his name.

He finds himself among a group of boys who have also lost their memories and are trapped in the Glade, surrounded by a massive stone maze.

The maze is inhabited by deadly creatures called Grievers, and the doors to the maze close every night.

Thomas and the other boys, known as Gladers, must navigate the maze and uncover its secrets to find a way out.

The arrival of a girl named Teresa complicates their situation and sets off a chain of events that changes everything.

The novel is a fast-paced adventure filled with action, mystery, and themes of survival, friendship, and the human instinct to escape captivity.

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