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Book 1: Gregor the Overlander Eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister Boots fall through a vent in the basement of their apartment and find themselves in a strange place called the Underland, where they meet the people and creatures who live there. The Underlanders identify Gregor as the warrior of their prophecy, and Boots. Notes some of books may not available for your country and only available for those who subscribe and depend to the source of the book.

Gregor the Overlander. When Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building into the dark Underland, he finds a world on the brink of war. Questions are in task card and printable worksheet formats. Answers are provided for the teacher. Follow me to receive notice. Follow me to receive notice when FREE or paid products are posted at. In the split second Henry drove the blade down, Ripred flipped onto his back and slashed his terrible claws.

At this point the rest of the group wakes up and Gregor has to explain to them that Henry was trying to kill Ripred in his sleep.

Henry is totally unabashed and admits that that is what he was trying to do. Gregor narrowed his eyes at Henry. Most dangerous in the Underland, boy. Gregor wished everybody would shut up about what was dangerous to him in the Underland. The whole place was one big minefield. Meanwhile, Luxa and Henry are having a discussion about what happened.

For the time being, they need Ripred. Perhaps this is because of her responsibilities as future queen of Regalia, but in any case she shows a lot more maturity and wisdom than Henry despite being younger than him.

Obviously no one can go back to sleep after this, so they start moving again. They come to a bridge where enemy rats are waiting for them. They cross the bridge quickly and then immediately begin to cut the ropes securing it to let the enemy rats fall into the river below. Just one problem: Temp and Tick move too slowly and are still on the bridge when they start to cut the ropes.

The roaches were within ten feet of the bank when the rats caught up with them. There was no discussion between them; it was as if the bugs had worked out this whole scenario long ago.

Temp put on a burst of speed for the end of the bridge, and Tick turned to face down the army of rats alone. As they bounded at her, Tick flew directly into the face of the lead rat, causing it to startle back in surprise. Temp collapsed on the bank just as the bridge gave way. Twenty rats, the leader still holding Tick in its teeth, plunged into the river below. But I did feel sad about her death, partially because of the way she died and because of what her death meant.

Gregor sits with Temp, away from most of the group, as he believes that they would have let Boots fall into the river. He soon finds his entire family drawn into Sandwich's deadly Prophecy of Time , and events around him begin to climax towards a final confrontation with The Bane. Gregor must fight to eliminate this threat to the Underland, and make hard choices about what he is willing to give up in the process. The 'Underland' is a subterranean realm populated by semi-albinohumans and large, intelligent rodents, insects, and other creatures; though not all Underland creatures are sentient.

In the first novel, a character named Vikus tells Gregor the protagonist that the Underland humans are descended from a group of 'Overlanders' who, led by a man named Bartholomew of Sandwich, settled underground over a period of some fifty years.

Gregor never finds out exactly when this migration took place. The creatures of the Underland are divided into many factions, which frequently clash with one another.

In general, the humans are allied with the fliers bats and nibblers mice ; the gnawers rats are their mortal enemies. Aside from the cutters ants who despise all warm-blooded creatures , most other species are neutral and keep to themselves.

Non-human creatures tend to view humans in a negative light, because of their tendency to take what they want and apologize later.

This behavior is exemplified by a story which Gregor learns of in the final book, detailing how the humans' first act in the Underland was to poison an entire species living on the land that would become Regalia. Though the Underlanders have many peculiar mannerisms and traditions, they are very similar to their counterparts who live above.

The humans speak a dialect of English, raise crops and livestock, and even hold sporting events. Their physical appearance, culture, and level of technology are the main differences from Overlanders. Underland humans are a necessarily warlike race, but their fighting methods are most similar to those of the Medieval Ages due to an inability to mass-produceexplosive material, like gunpowder. However, they are fairly advanced in other areas, such as the field of medicine.

Underland humans developed the tradition known as 'bonding' shortly after their arrival in the Underland, and have put it into constant use since then primarily with fliers. When two creatures bond, they are bound together forever through a formal promise to defend the other.

In the dangerous environment of the Underland, this is a coveted and extremely serious relationship. The punishment for forsaking a bondmate — referred to as one's 'bond' — is banishment alone in the Dead Lands, which means almost certain death. Very rarely, one can be bonded to more than one creature — in Luxa's case, she was able to bond to both Ripred the gnawer and Aurora the flier.

Each of a pair of bonding creatures must recite an oath in front of an official gathering, which is often followed by a celebration. The oath goes as follows:. He dies chasing Gregor off the edge of a cliff, believing his bond Ares would always come catch him. Gregor knows it must say something awful but he never imagined just how awful: It calls for the warrior's death. Now, with an army of rats approaching, and his mom and sister still in Regalia, Gregor the warrior must gather up his courage to help defend Regalia and get his family home safely.

The entire existence of the Underland is in Gregor's hands, and time is running out. There is a code to be cracked, a mysterious new princess, Gregor's burgeoning dark side, and a war to end all wars.

This irresistible first novel tells the story of a quiet boy who embarks on a dangerous quest in order to fulfill his destiny -- and find his father -- in a strange world beneath New York City. When Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats, cockroaches coexist uneasily with humans.

This world is on the brink of war, and Gregor's arrival is no accident. A prophecy foretells that Gregor has a role to play in the Underland's uncertain future. Gregor wants no part of it -- until he realizes it's the only way to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance.

Reluctantly, Gregor embarks on a dangerous adventure that will change both him and the Underland forever. Grade In this accessible, almost-cinematic fantasy, Gregor and his two-year-old sister fall into an amazing underground world. Taken in by people who have lived beneath the earth for centuries, the year-old learns about the giant-sized talking creatures that also reside there, including bats, cockroaches, and vicious rats.

Gregor just wants to get home, but a prophecy hints that he may be the 'overlander' destined to save the humans from the warlike rodents. He is reluctant until he learns that his father, who disappeared from their New York City home a few years before, is a prisoner of the rats.

Gregor is not an eager hero, but with common sense, quick thinking, and determination he grows into the role. His sister, who provides some comic relief, also plays a key part because of her ability to befriend creatures, especially the giant cockroaches.

Plot threads unwind smoothly, and the pace of the book is just right. Exciting scenes and cliff-hanger chapters are balanced by decisions and interactions that drive the action. Gregor is not the most compelling figure at first, but as the story progresses he becomes more interesting, maturing through the challenges he faces.

Supporting characters are generally engaging, particularly the enigmatic warrior rat that claims to support the protagonist's mission. This is an engrossing adventure for fantasy fans and for those new to the genre. Starred Review Gr. What if Alice fell down an air vent in a New York City apartment building instead of down a rabbit hole?