Cronicas de las Tierras Bajas I: Gregor de las Tierras Altas (Paperback)

from fyrefly98

Summary: Eleven year old Gregor has been stuck taking care of his baby sister, Boots, for most of the time since his father disappeared two years before. When she falls down a hole in the laundry room, Gregor really has no choice but to go after her... which is how they find themselves far underg...

from abbylibrarian

I read the book several years ago and wanted to give the audio a try. The story's an action-packed fantasy adventure that explores war between humans and rats in the Underland - a land far beneath the streets of New York. The narration was okay, but this wasn't one of my favorite audiobooks. Stil...

from BeckyJG

Gregor is eleven years old. He lives with his mom, grandmother, and two little sisters, Lizzie, seven, and Boots, who's just two. His dad--a fun, gentle, sax-playing, intellectually inquisitive man--vanished while his mom was pregnant with Boots. It's the beginning of a hot, sticky New York summe...

from whitreidtan

Suzanne Collins' newer series is the biggest buzz book of the YA book world right now (at least as far as I can tell) but in a rare show of fiscal prudence, I didn't rush right out to buy it. Instead I decided to settle in with the first book in her Overlander series, which we conveniently enough...

from jmchshannon

I discovered this book after reading Stephanie's review of it. Having loved both The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, I knew I wanted to read some more of Ms. Collins' work. The fact that I could then pass it along to my son to assuage his passion for reading was a definite bonus. I was not disapp...