The Kill Order
by James Dashner
Maze Runner
Reading Level 5-6 Moderate (Lvl 3)
Ages 13+
The text is written at a 5th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
After devastating sun flares obliterate the world as they know it, Mark and Trina fight to stay alive amid chaos and a deadly, evolving virus. Their journey reveals the harsh challenges of survival in a crumbling society filled with danger at every turn. This thrilling prelude to the Maze Runner saga plunges readers into a gripping struggle against nature and human threats.
Representation & Themes
Science & NatureSurvivalAdventure
For Parents
Content Intensity
Level 3 — Moderate Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense
Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Content Flags
Physical Danger Illness & Injury Survival
Data confidence: high
Details
- ISBN
- 9780385742887
- Publisher
- James Dashner
- Published
- 2012
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 91,996
- Lexile
- 810L
Subjects
Science fictionNatural disastersJUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / GeneralVirus diseasesSurvivalFictionMass extinctionsSolar flaresAction & AdventureEpidemicsGeneralVirusesJuvenile fictionSurvival skillsChildren's fictionSurvival, fictionNatural disasters, fictionYoung adult fictionDiseases, fiction