As I said in an earlier post, James Dashner visited our school last year to talk with the students about his book The 13th Reality. I remember him being personable and very funny, and in his first book that same humor came out in his writing. The same can be said about Maze Runner. It's not a laugh-aloud funny book all the time, but the way the characters talk to each other even in the midst of instense conflict can make you laugh at times. I always say to my students, "When a book makes you cry or laugh out loud, it's a good book." This book is the perfect balance between funny, intense, and mysterious.
The book's main character Thomas wakes up in an elevator and can't remember anything except his name. Strangers pull Thomas out into The Glade, a world that is surronded by stone walls that close at sundown and open at daybreak. NONE of the boys know why they are in The Glade or even how they got there. There are no adults.The Glade is surrounded by a maze. Each day Runners go out into the maze and try to find a way out.
The boys know only a few things about their new worls. Every 30 days a new boy is found in the eleveator ( The Box) and supplies show up every 2 weeks. Because of this, the boys suspected that Thomas would show up, but the very next day after Thomas a GIRL shows up. Theresa is the first girl to be brought to The Glade, and the boys suscpect that she is the enemy because supplies stop coming and the sun stops shining after her arrival.
Can they find a way out of the maze in time?
If you are looking for a book to hook in your boys, go get Maze Runner!
Click here to check out James Dashner's Blog.
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