The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
So Thomas and a good number of the Gladers have made it out of the Maze alive. But, they aren't prepared for what they are about to face in the real world. The Earth is in shambles thanks to the sun flares and a quickly-spreading, fatal disease called the Flare. The Gladers are taken to a dormitory where they believe that they are all safe. The next morning, they wake to a surprise beyond anything that they could imagine, and discover that Teresa is missing. An official from WICKED gives them a proposition: they must cross the Scorch, a barren wasteland, and reach the safe haven in two weeks. Little do the Gladers know, the heat of the Scorch will be the least of their problems.
As you already know, I had to read the first book in this series, The Maze Runner, for summer reading. I really enjoyed it, so I grabbed the next one as soon as I could. I am so glad that I did! Truthfully, this one wasn't my favorite in the series, but it wasn't terrible. Also, it's not like you can just skip it altogether, because the plot and character development in this book is vital to the understanding of the next one (which is AMAZING).
A new group is introduced in this book- Group B. It turns out that WICKED put another group in a Maze identical to the one that Thomas and the Gladers went through. However, the genders were flip-flopped. Instead of it being all boys and then one girls, it was all girls and one boy. There is also a few new characters that you get to meet in this one (aside from Group B). Pay attention to what they do, because I can already tell you that you will be referencing it when you read the next one, The Death Cure.
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