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media type="custom" key="7803137" Gregor the Overlander, By Suzanne Collins

The story begins with Gregor and his baby sister, Boots, falling down a secret passage in their laundry room. It leads to a place called the Underland. Here, in the Underland, Rats, Spiders, and Cockroaches are serreal sizes. Gregor soon learns that the peace between these creatures and the native Underlanders is extremly fragile. When he reads the Prophecy of Sandwich, he learns that he was destined to come here. It is in the darkest of times, though, that Gregor learns who he can trust, and it's not who he thought that he would. The Science Fiction element is the fact of an underground cicilization might be possible. This is one of my favorite books. I liked it so much, that I read the series by the end of the month. It gripped me from the first page to the back cover. Suzanne Collins writning is very suspensful and it makes you just want to keep reading.

The Setting of the book is a labrynth of tunnels and caves called the Underland. This is a much different world then where we live. There aren't any electronics. The Underlanders where and eat different foods then we do. Characters

Gregor is the main character in this book. At the begining of the book, he wants nothing to do with the Underland. It's until he reads the prophecy of Sandwich that he realizes that he was meant to come to the Underland. He learns how to fly on bats, talk to giant cockroaches, and befriend an enorrmus rat. Gregor changes throught the book when he sees his friends die, betrayals, and new friendships.

Luxa is the princess of the Underlanders. She is a very good fighter and a good flyer. She becomes a good friend of Gregor. Rats killed her parents. She utterly despises rats. Her bat, Aurora, is on of the two bats on the quest.

Henry is Luxa's cousin. He is a showoff but he befriends Gregor. He despises rats. he is Ares's bond, or human.

Ripred is a giant rat who is known for his fighting ability, Hatred of the current rat king and leadership in tight situations. He sides with the humans. Everyone is surprised with what he does in the end.

Ares is Henry's bond, or bat. Ares is chosen as one of the two bats on the quest. He does something unexpected at the end.

Conclusion

All in all, this is one of the best books I have ever read. I would recommend this to anyone. Read this book. It is a good way to spend your time.

Collins, Suzanne. //Gregor the Overlander//. Vol. 1. New York: Scholastic, 2003. Print. The Underland Chronicles.