Why Maze Runner Deserves a Place on the 10th Grade Reading List Young adult fiction is an area that is unique in its own way and incorporates forms of life uncommon in society. The Maze Runner book is a typical example of adult fiction in which the author presents scenarios involving various forms of life, which readers can learn from and apply to their own as well. For starters, by reading this book in class, students will learn not only about magic and terror, but also about pain, courage, friendship, and suffering as they try to find redemption. Everything in this book is fictional, but the events following the previous ones make things even more real. At first, the fiction comes when the main character, Thomas, wakes up in a metal box, but has no memory of the person he is, remembering only his name (Dashner 1). The place where the boys live is covered with a high wall and called the glade. Additionally, outside the maze are monsters called grievers, which can make a person undergo the "changing" process after being stung. The fictional nature of this book...