The Maze Runner cover

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 5.3
Points 15.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 101182
Points per Word 0.000148
Page Count 400
Points per Page 0.0375
Series Maze Runner

Description

Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up in an elevator with no memory of his past and finds himself in a community of other teenage boys who also have no memories. The boys live within towering stone walls that surround a deadly maze, and Thomas must work with them to solve the maze's mysteries while surviving its dangerous obstacles. The book is set in a post-apocalyptic world and contains violence. This is the first book in the Maze Runner series.

Quick Summary

Waking up in a mysterious maze with no memories of who he is, Thomas must quickly learn to survive alongside a group of boys who've been trapped there for years, racing against time before the doors close forever. Readers will be hooked by the relentless pulse-pounding action, the creepy half-mechanical Grievers lurking in the corridors, and the mind-bending puzzle of figuring out the maze before it's too late. If your kid loves the survival thrills and mystery of The Hunger Games or the puzzle-box plotting of Percy Jackson, they'll devour this dystopian page-turner. Perfect for kids in grades 9-12 who crave high-stakes adventures with brains, heart, and serious chills.