Anyone remember a sci fi story about some kids lost (or held captive) in a maze?

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The book cover was white and I think that it had a red cube or square on it.  I read this story and bits of it have stuck with me for ages!  I remember borrowing the book from our local library, but not much more detail about the book itself.  I think that there were several teens/pre-teens in the story and that the primary characters were a boy and a girl.  They were lost (or held captive) in some sort of meandering maze that provided them with food.  It may have been an experiment.  I think that they were in the maze of cubes for several days.  I think that I read it in the early 80's, in middle school.  Any ideas?

The Skin Horse (formerly ll2) · Accepted Answer

It sounds vaguely like "House of Stairs" by William Sleator, except there were stairs instead of a maze.  They did get rewarded with food, though.

There are many editions of it with different artwork, but this cover is mostly white with a reddish light in the middle -- does it look right to you?  http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/sleator/www/billy/stairs-low.jpg

The book is still in print:  http://www.amazon.com/House-Stairs-William-Sleator/dp/0140345809/?tag=24680e-20

Anonymous · Answer

I saw a sci-fi movie once called "The Cube" or "Cube" and it sounds almost like the book you just described. Maybe that's it? Here's a link to wikipedia if you want to read about it. If this isn't it, there is a list of related works at the bottom that may list the book you're thinking of.

beyondthelimit · Answer

Labyrinth
It sounds like the 80's movie Labyrinth. I know she's reading a red book in the begining of the movie.

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