The Maze Runner by James Dashner

THE MAZE RUNNER by James Dashner is exciting and thrilling from page 1. Thomas wakes up in the Glade with no memory of where he came from, why he's there, who he is except his name. There are about 60 other boys and they farm, cook, and run the mazes surrounding them trying to find a way out. Grievers, mechanical monsters attack anyone still in the maze after the doors close at night. When a girl, Teresa arrives things start to change. Can they find a way out and survive? This is dystopian literature and will appeal to those who enjoyed THE GIVER, CITY OF EMBER, and THE HUNGER GAMES. Originally published in Mrs. Katz's Book Blurbs March 2010.
Spoiler--it is violent and the first in a trilogy.