Scholastic The Underland Chronicles #1: Gregor the Overlander
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Price: £4.79
Brand: Scholastic
Description: When eleven-year-old Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats and giant cockroaches coexist uneasily with humans. This world is on the brink of war, and Gregor's arrival is no accident. Gregor has a vital role to play in the Underland's uncertain future. Scholastic The Underland Chronicles #1: Gregor the Overlander - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Merchant: Scholastic
Product ID: 106964
ISBN: 9781407172583
Author: D.M. Cain
Rating: 5
Review: As a lover of The Hunger Games, I decided to check out Collins' other work. This series totally blew me away. Despite being pitched towards younger children (perfect for 9-10 year olds) it has all the depth and integrity of The Hunger Games and has even better character development. The plots (in all five books) are thrilling and action-packed, but there are some meaty, though-provoking scenes and a whole range of ethical and moral dilemmas are raised. The characters are brilliantly described (particularly Ripred who I am very fond of) and I simply couldn't put the book down until I had completed their journeys. As with The Hunger Games, Collins doesn't shy away from killing main characters and this gives the stories a depth and maturity that other children's books simply do not tackle. I read the entire series from start to finish in a few weeks and was blown away. As I am a teacher of 8-10 year old children, I then took the books into the classroom and read them to my class. I've never had a reaction like it. Every single child in the class bought the entire series, would read enthusiastically when before they had struggled and would burst into class every morning simply to tell me what had happened in the last chapter. I adore The Hunger Games but I think I would say that Gregor the Overlander is even better. Simply fantastic.
Author: David A
Rating: 4
Review: Not what I expected when starting the story. By the 4th chapter I was hooked. I probably will rethink my opinion of cockroaches.
