Title
The Maze
Illustrator
HarperCollins Publishers
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Year
1999
ISBN
9780380729135
Pages
256 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Rick, a fourteen-year-old foster child, escapes from a juvenile detention facility near Las Vegas and travels to Canyonlands National Park in Utah where he meets a bird biologist working on a project to reintroduce condors to the wild.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Lexile Measure
720L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family Member Death; Foster Care; Incarceration; death of parents; death of grandmother; grief; foster home; teenager in detention center
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Keywords
wildlife conservation; adventure stories; Canyonlands National Park; Utah; Condors; endangered species; runaway teenager; birds; biologist; nature
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Hobbs, Will, "The Maze" (1999). Diverse Families. 2074.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2074