num_pages: 311
description: The story of a 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.
language: English
title: Gregor the Overlander
titlecomplete: Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles, #1)
characters: Boots
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Science Fiction Fantasy, Childrens, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 102886
places: The Underland, New York City, New York
series: Seria Cronici din subpamant, partea I, Underland Chronicles
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Texas Bluebonnet Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award
category: Grades 6-8, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Waterstones Children's Book Prize, awardedAt: 1420099200000
name: Bluestem Book Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Scholastic Press