Literacy: The Maze Runner By James Dashner

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Literacy is very important to me, it is essential to everyone, everywhere, and helps those who are intellectually curious about any subject. Personally, I have never had a bad connection with reading or writing. Both tools have taught me about myself and helped me realize I can find a lot of things out by reading a book. From learning how to sound out letters to completing a reading and writing summer assignment on The Mismeasure of Man, I developed a good foundation for reading and writing. The first book that I didn’t ever want to put down was the Maze Runner by James Dashner, it's like a good AP Lang essay, a little rocky but it gets the point across. James Dashner did a great job in keeping the audience's attention, but I was a fifth

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