This is a Maze Runner + for KING & COUNTRY story.
Mallory wakes up to a whole new world. A giant, unsolvable Maze with a group of boys, plus one other girl. One of the Gladers finds a bag that has the new girl's name on it. There are some clues ins...
Here's the story behind the inspiration for this book: My favorite band, for KING & COUNTRY has a song on their 2nd album entitled, 'Priceless' and it sends the message that all people that they're one of a kind in God's eyes. They connected that message to trafficking. With that in mind, the two brothers / lead singers, Joel and Luke Smallbone, started their own campaign called "The Priceless Movement," which led to the creation of the Priceless coin pendant necklace (the main prop used for Mallory's character). As seen in the picture below:
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In 2016, Joel and Luke decided to make a movie with their older brother, Ben, to raise awareness about trafficking, which is also entitled Priceless. Below are the two trailers:
I finally found the movie on Hulu and Amazon Prime. It was really good and I recommend watching it. But, then it made me wonder how I could tie the Priceless message to the Maze Runner series. And, that's how this book came to life!
Music credit goes to: for KING & COUNTRY for their songs and music videos. Story credit goes to: Wes Ball for the Maze Runner films and James Dashner for the Maze Runner books. All the pictures and videos came from YouTube, Pinterest, and Google.
Let's end on a good note. Click on the music video in the header and feel the joy!
Lately, I've been reading, watching the nightly news Don't seem to find the rhythm, just wanna sing the blues Feels like a song that never stops Feels like it's never gonna
Gotta get that fire, fire, back in my bones Before my heart, heart, turns into stone So somebody please pass the megaphone I'll shout it on the count of three One, two, three
Oh, hear my prayer tonight, I'm singing to the sky Give me strength to raise my voice, let me testify Oh, hear my prayer tonight, 'cause this is do or die The time has come to make a choice
And I choose joy Let it move you, let it move you, let it move you Yeah, I choose joy Let it move you, let it move, let it move you
Yeah-eh, back when I was young, my eyes were full of life But now that I am older, I live at the speed of light Feels like the cycle never stops Feels like it's never gonna
Gotta get that fire, fire, back in my bones Before my heart, heart, turns into stone So somebody please pass the megaphone I'll shout it on the count of three One, two, three
Oh, hear my prayer tonight, I'm singing to the sky Give me strength to raise my voice, let me testify Oh, hear my prayer tonight, 'cause this is do or die The time has come to make a choice
And I choose joy Let it move you, let it move, let it move you Yeah, I choose joy Let it move you, let it move, let it move you Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of night Oh, with You by my side, I'm stepping into the light I choose joy Let it move you, let it move, let it move you
I need that joy, joy, joy, joy Down in my heart, down in my heart to stay I need that joy, joy, joy, joy Down in my heart, down in my heart to stay
And I choose joy Let it move you, let it move, let it move you Oh, I choose joy Let it move you, let it move, let it move you Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of night Oh, with You by my side, I'm stepping into the light I choose joy Go let it move you, go let it move you, go let it move you
I need that joy, joy, joy, joy Down in my heart, down in my heart to stay I need that joy, joy, joy, joy Down in my heart, down in my heart to stay
