Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Do you ever wish that you could escape from your life? Escape into a whole other world? Well, this book has a whole other world alright. This book is a total adventure book. It shows how going into a new world might be like. Adventures are all around us. However, this adventure is unique in so many ways. But what if you were in a whole new world, and you couldn't escape?

Gregor is a typical eleven-year-old. Except for the fact that his dad disappeared when he was young. Most of the people around said that he must have ran away with some woman. Gregor and his mom have both sworn that his father wouldn't have done that to them. Since his dad left, Gregor has had to babysit his little sister Boots quite often. He didn't really mind until he learned that he couldn't go to summer camp. His mom really wanted him to be able to go. But she had to work a lot since his dad left. So here he was babysitting his little sister and crazy grandmother. Don't get upset though, his life is about to change!

While he was doing laundry, Gregor's two-year-old sister Boots disappeared! He heard his sister's giggle from behind a open vent behind the washer. He crawled through the vent only to start falling down a dark tunnel. Boots was not far below him. It seemed as if he and his sister had been falling for hours. It seemed as if this tunnel never stopped! But sooner or later you have to run into something, right?

Finally, they hit the ground. Surprisingly, it didn't hurt at all! They began looking around the tunnel, but the only thing there was them, and a group of gigantic cockroaches. I know what you might be thinking, gigantic cockroaches? But, it's true. I told you this book was unique. Anyways, the cockroaches turn out to be nice. They lead them to a stadium. In that stadium, the bleachers are filled with what look like humans. Except they have incredibly pale skin, and silver hair. They meet an ignorant queen named Luxa, and a nice old man named Vikus.

This place kind of seems like a dream come true. But, it's not Gregor soon learns that he can't go. Also, he learns that there have been other regular humans just like them. However, they have all died. Vikus tells them that their world is a very dangerous place for overlanders. Overlander is what the odd humans call normal humans. Why is the new world so dangerous? What happened to his father? Did his father come here?

This book, like I said is very adventurous. For the most part, it keeps me hooked the entire time. There were moments where I thought it could be more interesting. Overall, I really liked it. It is by the same author as the Hunger Games. So, you know it is worth reading. I would defiantly suggest this book to anyone. No matter who you are, you will love it. Even though there are parts that could be more interesting, it doesn't mean that this book isn't wonderful. I really enjoyed reading it. At first, I was a little skeptical if I would like it or not. But this book surprised me on how much I ended up liking it.