The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trial, And The Death Cure

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The “Maze Runner”, starts off with Thomas waking up in an elevator not knowing anything thing about himself, except for his name. As the doors open he finds himself in the Glade, a large open area surrounded by walls. Other boys are also present, however they too do not recall any memory of themselves. In the Glade, every morning the walls open revealing a huge maze, but at night it closes.
Normally every 30 days a new glader arrives (that’s what they called themselves), however not until Thomas’s arrival did everything change. Later that month a beautiful girl appeared and had rather disturbing news to share about how everything in the Glade is about to change. It would be her job and Thomas’s to get everyone to safety.
James Dashner is the author of the science- fiction trilogy consisting of “The Maze Runner”, “The Scorch Trial”, and “The Death Cure,” all intended for young adult readers. James’s dream for the longest time was to be a writer, even as a little kid he would begin telling people his own stories. His biggest inspiration for writing this book was from Lord of the file’s and
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It was very descriptive and interesting. As I was reading it, I felt like I was right there beside James Dashner witnessing all of the events of the story. “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

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