Genre: Young Adult/FantasyYear Published: 2003
Pages: 320
Rating: 3.5/5
"Gregor had pressed his face against the screen for so long, he could feel a pattern of tiny checks above his eyebrows."
I read this book on my son's recommendation, and it was really quite enjoyable. Gregor is an 11 year old boy with much weight on his shoulders--his father has disappeared, and he has to help his mother and grandmother tend to his 2 year old sister so she can try to make enough money to support the struggling family. But he is also a warrior, foretold in a prophecy in the underland. Of course Gregor doesn't know this, until he follows his little sister into an airvent in his basement and falls into the underland, where bugs, bats, and rats are huge, and a tribe of people survive under the ground. Upon learning he might be able to rescue his father, Gregor takes the quest--though he is dubious that he is the fabled warrior.
The story moves fast, and Gregor's little sister, Boots, is delightful. I am going to try to read the rest of the series when I get a chance.
Book a Week # 1
Challenge/s: Young Adult, TBR
Date Read: 1/1/10
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