The Maze Runner
by James Dashner • Book 1 of the Maze Runner Series
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2009
Word Count 101,182
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 770L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 133240
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
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Meet-the-Author Recording with James Dashner about The Maze Runner
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