Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

The new world is an exciting and interesting place (although at times it is a bit illogical).

The story is very exciting, and all the books were very difficult to put down. However, I decided to give it a try, and I am very glad that I did. The fact that this takes place underground initially turned me off. I'm not sure why, but I just do not enjoy books that take place underground (City of Ember, Tunnels, etc.). Every time I looked at the back, it just didn't draw my interest. I bought this series about 3 years ago, but never read them. There are 5 books and they are all equally wonderful. These books have won several awards, including the GA Peach Award. The books she is most successful for in teenage eyes are The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay. She currently lives in Connecticut with her family and a pair of feral kittens they adopted from their backyard. Suzanne also has a rhyming picture book illustrated by Mike Lester entitled When Charlie McButton Lost Power. What you might find.? Well, that’s the story of Gregor the Overlander, the first book in her five-part series, The Underland Chronicles. In New York City, you’re much more likely to fall down a manhole than a rabbit hole and, if you do, you’re not going to find a tea party. Thinking one day about Alice in Wonderland, she was struck by how pastoral the setting must seem to kids who, like her own, lived in urban surroundings. While working on a Kids WB show called Generation O! she met children’s author James Proimos, who talked her into giving children’s books a try. She also co-wrote the critically acclaimed Rankin/Bass Christmas special, Santa, Baby! Most recently she was the Head Writer for Scholastic Entertainment’s Clifford’s Puppy Days. For preschool viewers, she penned multiple stories for the Emmy-nominated Little Bear and Oswald. She has worked on the staffs of several Nickelodeon shows, including the Emmy-nominated hit Clarissa Explains it All and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. Since 1991, Suzanne Collins has been busy writing for children’s television. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins