Title: Gregor the Overlander
Author: Suzanne Collins
Year: 2004
Genre: Fantasy
Age: 4th-6th grade
Summary: Gregor and his toddler sister Boots fall through a shaft in their laundry room to the Underland, a world beneath our own populated by enormous bugs, rats, bats and even (regular sized) humans. Now the problem is, how will he and Boots return to the surface?
Review: An amazing book. A bit slow to start--world building takes time--once you hit the first battle scene this book takes off. Gregor is beautifully flawed and easy to identify with. The plot is a great adventure and the characters really grow and blossom. I especially liked the interesting politics of the Underland and the interplay of various societies. I highly recommend this to anyone who loves adventure tales.
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