Tunnels- Rodrick Gordon and Brian Williams

Title: Tunnels
Author: Gordon, Roderick and Williams, Brian
Publisher: Scholastic Inc., 2008
ISBN-13: 9780439871778

Genre: Adventure/ Fantasy
Reading Level: 990 Lexile
Interest Level: 11+

Readers Annotation: His father is missing and there seems to be some strange tunnels under the ground. Could the two be connected?

Plot:
Will is 14 and not a very popular kid. He gets made fun of a lot and his father is pretty eccentric as well. One day, Will's father disappears without a trace. This is odd and Will decides to look for him. He discovers some tunnels under the streets and since his father was an archaeologist he thinks maybe his father is lost in the tunnels. What he discovers is very different from an ancient civilization preserved under the ground. There is a community thriving in these tunnels and they have taken Will's father hostage. Can will get him back?

Review:
This is an interesting book that starts a series by Gordon and Williams. Tunnels is hard to get through at the beginning but once it gets going the adventures come one after another. The reader is captivated by the characters and civilization. The book leaves the reader ready for more which is a great way to start a series.

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The Rest of the Series:
Deeper
Freefall
Closer
Spiral