The Maze Runner (the novel...not the movie!)

Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up surrounded by strangers, and remembering nothing about his The Hunger Games and Divergent this dystopian tale takes the reader on a wild ride from start to finish.
previous life. He finds himself in the midst of a community of boys—only boys—surrounded by high stone walls, with gates that open and close only once a day. He quickly learns of the maze and the monsters surrounding the Glade, and he begins to remember—but what? The community runs like clockwork until the predictability ends, first with the arrival of a girl who seems to know Thomas and the cessation of the arrival of supplies. The boys know that their only way out is through the maze, but they distrust Thomas’ rapid rise to a position of leadership, and his insistence that he make an attempt to find the way out. In the way of

The Maze Runner was the first in a series of three books (The Scorch Trials and The Death Cure) and a prequel that was published after (The Kill Order) that appealed to the masses of dystopia fans. Like most books in that mien, it addresses themes of authority, individual freedom, fear, isolation, and survival. Don't pass this by just because you've seen the movie--the book (as the saying goes) is always better!

Dashner, J. (2009). The maze runner. New York: Delacorte Press.