A teenage boy awakens to a pounding headache. He doesn’t know his last name; only his first (Thomas). His memory has been “wiped” and he knows very little. He cannot remember any details from his life, not even his age. He opens his eyes and realizes he is in a pitch black room, yet...
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The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
Imagine waking up in complete darkness. You have no idea where you are or how you got here, all you can remember is your name. This is the exact feeling Thomas felt before entering the Glade. When the doors crank open, Thomas is surrounded by a group of boys who welcome him to the...
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The Lucky One
Does luck exist? When fighting in Iraq, US Marine Logan Thibault finds a picture of a beautiful woman. He doesn’t know why, but he keeps it in his pocket at all times. Shortly after, Thibault begins a lucky streak, winning poker and surviving countless explosions. Thibault’s luck gets to the level where his fellow...
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Insurgent
One choice can transform you, or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves along with herself. While grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love. War...
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Holes
“There is no lake at Camp Green Lake” Stanley Yelnats’s whole life has been filled with bad luck. His family believes that they are cursed because of their “no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great grandfather”. Stanley is the target of abuse from students in his school because of his size. Even the teachers will on occasion make rude...
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If I Tell
“…if only I hadn’t gone to that party. I never would’ve seen what I did. Jackson wouldn’t have driven me home. I wouldn’t have started falling for a guy just out of reform school. I could go back to pretending everything was normal. I wouldn’t be keeping a secret that could blow our family...
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The Kill Order
“Oh, I’m good. Seriously, after all these years, you’d think I would stop amazing myself. But here I am, still doing it.” When the Sun Flares hit Earth, it begins killing most of the population, while leaving others in a scorched world. The Story starts off in a remote village or town, whatever you...
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A Rip In Heaven
“The truth that we were about to learn was that, in fact, we weren’t tough kids at ll. We never dreamed of the kind of brutality we were about to encounter, the kind of tragedy that would destroy our lives in a single night. Our lives in the city had not prepared us for...
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Variant
“Benson Fisher, a teenager who has been bouncing all over the place in and out of foster homes. Has finally found a place where it will all be fine, Maxfield Academy. He was incorrect. Mrs. Vaughan his driver to the school, assures him that he will advance at Maxfield Academy. Once they arrive, Benson...
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The Maze Runner
When Thomas wakes up, he is in a metal box. The box is cold and dark. Thomas is alone. Thomas wonders where he is, why he’s here, and or why can he only remember his name? All of a sudden the box started to move upwards. All of a sudden he was outside. He...
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