• The Scortch Trials

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    The Scortch Trials

    James Dashner

    Delacorte, 2010

    Fantasy

    ISBN: 0385738765

    368 pages

    Synopsis

    Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. No more puzzles. No more variables. And no more running. Thomas was sure that escape meant he and the Gladers would get their lives back. But no one really knew what sort of life they were going back to. In the Maze, life was easy. They had food, and shelter, and safety . . . until Teresa triggered the end. In the world outside the Maze, however, the end was triggered long ago.

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    The Maze Runner

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    The Maze Runner
    James Dashner
    Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2009
    Fantasy
    ISBN: 0385737947
    384 Pages

    Synopsis

    When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade—a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls.

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