![]() Where the kids have split into groups in order to survive. A school where video cameras monitor his every move. Now he’s trapped in a school that’s surrounded by a razor-wire fence. With its clever premise, quick pace, and easy-to-champion characters, Wells's story is a fast, gripping read with a cliffhanger that will leave readers wanting more. Benson Fisher thought that a scholarship to Maxfield Academy would be the ticket out of his dead-end life. ![]() There are plenty of "didn't see that coming" moments and no shortage of action or violence. Though Wells doesn't provide much detail about Benson's past, his honesty and determination to escape make him a compelling protagonist, and it's easy to get drawn into his fellow students' plights as well. Instead, he is trapped with roughly 70 other teens divided into three factions, with no teachers, no real classes, and no chance of escape at a school overseen by the mysterious and sinister "Iceman," who doles out punishments and awards points. ![]() ![]() Now he’s trapped Feedback, by Robison Wells AugBenson Fisher escaped from Maxfield Academy’s deadly rules and brutal gangs. Seventeen-year-old Benson Fisher, tired of foster homes, applies for a scholarship to Maxfield Academy in New Mexico, hoping for a fresh start. Variant, by Robison Wells AugBenson Fisher thought that a scholarship to Maxfield Academy would be the ticket out of his dead-end life. In a chilling, masterful debut, Wells gives the classic YA boarding school setting a Maze Runner twist, creating an academy of imprisoned teenagers who must fight to survive when the rules change daily, and the punishment for breaking those rules is death. ![]()
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