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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.
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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as a book he has read and loved, and which has been selling very well.


Brandon Sanderson

Writing Excuses 4.6: Pacing with James Dashner
Recommended as a hook book for students to increase their reading stamina.

385: Re-engaging Rusty Readers: A Stamina Building Lesson
Recommended by 

as a good book.


Brandon Sanderson

Writing Excuses 4.9: How to Write Men, with Jessica Day George
Mentioned by 

as a YA dystopian thriller; he blurbed the book.


Brandon Sanderson

Writing Excuses 4.4: Agents. Do you need one?
Mentioned by 

as the author's book available in stores.


Brandon Sanderson

Writing Excuses 4.7: Q&A with James Dashner