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Magda
Dec 31, 2008 rated it liked it
Shelves: childrens, sci-fi
In the interview at the end of the book, the author talks about how she's creeped out by rats, but roaches are okay. Um. So we disagree there. She also talks about how it's like Alice in Wonderland, but it seems more a mediocre A Wrinkle in Time (kids find missing father) or Narnian chronicle. Of itself, I liked it, especially Boots, and the Ripred character, and the surprising way the "prophecy" plays out. ...more
Ramona
Dec 21, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: juvenilefiction
Fast-paced, fun and imaginative. I didn't love it as much as Hunger Games, but the whole underground world concept was fascinating. The one thing that kind of bothered me is there's no explanation why the insects, bats and rats are so much larger underground than they are on the surface. I definitely want to read more. ...more
Meredith Fickes
Aug 17, 2007 rated it liked it
Marsha
Aug 20, 2007 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Lisa
Aug 20, 2007 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: kidsstuff, fantasy
Jess
Feb 01, 2008 rated it really liked it
CLM
Apr 05, 2009 marked it as to-read
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Sep 19, 2009 rated it liked it
Peggy
Mar 29, 2010 rated it really liked it
Michelle
Jul 20, 2010 marked it as to-read
Cathy
Nov 29, 2010 rated it liked it
Kim
Nov 02, 2011 rated it it was ok
Shelves: fantasy, juvenile
Celeste
Nov 30, 2011 rated it really liked it
Rachel Piper
Jun 06, 2012 marked it as to-read-own  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: ebook
Elizabeth
Jan 13, 2014 marked it as to-read
Susan
Aug 26, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Laurie
Oct 19, 2014 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2015
Kate Thompson
Aug 29, 2016 marked it as to-read
Danielle
Dec 04, 2017 rated it liked it
Shelves: reading-olympics
Clare
Jul 08, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Thomas
May 01, 2019 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, 2019, juvenile
Jackie "the Librarian"
May 31, 2021 rated it it was amazing
E
Feb 15, 2022 rated it liked it
Shelves: middlegrade, audio
Flynn
Mar 20, 2022 marked it as to-read
Kate H
May 16, 2025 rated it really liked it
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