By: James Dashner
Audi Hoang and Van Nguyen
We liked Maze Runner because it is action packed,
filled with suspense, and powerful emotions. The book
is written in a third person point of view, but the
writing is so good it feels like first person point of view.
This book is the perfect combination of good storytelling, imaginative plot-twists, and finger-biting
intrigue all neatly packaged in simple language and
short chapters that make you feel like you can read at
the speed of light.
Who We Would Recommend This Book
To
 People who likes the Hunger Games, Divergent, and
Ender Game series
 People who likes action packed books
 People who likes violent
 People who likes dystopian with a sci-fi edge
“A loud boom exploded the air, making Thomas jump. It
was followed by a horrible crunching, grinding sound. He
stumbled backward, fell to the ground. He wouldn't have
believed it if he hadn't seen it for himself. The enormous
stone wall to the right of them seemed to defy every known
law of physics as it slid along the ground, throwing sparks
and dust as it moved, rock against rock. The crunching
sound rattled his bones. He looked around at the other
openings. On all four sides of the Glade, the right walls
were moving toward the left, closing the gap of the Doors.
Then one final boom rumbled across the Glade as all four
Doors sealed shut for the night.”
So there's this kid who wakes up in an elevator with no memory of his past
other than the fact that his name is Thomas. When it the elevator doors open,
he is pulled into a huge glade by a bunch of teenage boys who also have no
memories besides what they should be called. They all share a strange
vocabulary, a fondness for capitalizing words to make them special, and the
same mysterious fate.
Thomas gradually discovers that the Glade is run by two boys, Alby and Newt,
who maintain order by enforcing strict rules and keeping all of the boys busy
harvesting food and whatnot. This is important because outside the Glade is
the Maze, a terrifying labyrinth of high walls covered in ivy that houses
strange, lethal creatures known as Grievers. So the boys are stuck trying to stay
alive as well as "solving" the Maze by running through it as fast as they can
while tracking movements of the walls and trying to find an exit.
Then, a day after Thomas's arrival, a girl is delivered through the elevator into
the Glade. However, unlike each of the boys, she shows up mumbling strange
prophetic words and then lapses into a coma. To make matters worse, her
arrival triggers everything in the Glade to change: the sun disappears, the
deliveries of supplies stop coming, and the doors stay open at night which
allows the Grievers to pick kids off one-by-one.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjQROqddxiY