description: UK edition of Gregor the Overlander.When eleven-year-old Gregor follows his little sister through a grate in the laundry room of their New York apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland beneath the city. There, humans live uneasily beside giant spiders, bats, cockroaches, and rats--but the fragile peace is about to fall aprt. Gregor wants no part of a conflict between these creepy creatures. He just wants to find his way home. But when he discovers that a strange prophecy foretells a role for him in the Underland's uncertain future, he realizes it might be the only way to solve the biggest mystery of his life--the disappearance of his father.
language: English
title: Gregor and the Rats of Underland
titlecomplete: Gregor and the Rats of Underland (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: CHICKEN HOUSE