Suzanne Collins has another series besides Hunger Games. Written first, the Underland Chronicles have received considerable critical and reader praise.
Suitable for middle-graders.
11-year-old
Gregor and his little sister, Boots, crawl through a grate in the
laundry room and are hurtled into the dark world of the Underland where
humans live uneasily beside giant creatures like spiders, bats,
and cockroaches.
The
fragile peace though is falling apart, and far from wanting to get
involved, Gregor only wants to get himself and his sister back home.
That is until he discovers that he arrival in the Underland was foretold
and that an important quest is his.
Word Count: 55,665
Page Count: 320
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 8.0
AR quiz: 71754
Lexile: 630L
Book #2
GREGOR & THE PROPHECY OF BANEGregor returns to the underworld to rescue his kidnapped sister, Boots.
Word Count: 56,663
Accelerated Reading level: 4.7 / points: 8.0
AR quiz: 82278
Lexile: 680L
Gregor y la Profecia de la Destruccion (Spanish)
Book #3
Gregor and Boots seek the cure for a terrible plague that threatens their mother's life.
Word Count: 66,278
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 10.0
AR quiz: 88381
Book #4
GREGOR AND THE MARKS OF SECRETGregor returns to the Underland where he joins Princess Luxa and Ripred to stop the army led by the adolescent rat king, the Bane.
Word Count: 61,548
Accelerated Reading level: 5.0 / points: 9.0
AR quiz: 106347
Lexile: 730L
Book #5
GREGOR AND THE CODE OF CLAW
When Gregor learns the ancient prophecy foretells his death, he gathers his courage to defend Regalia.
Word Count: 78,959
Accelerated Reading level: 5.0 / points: 12.0
AR quiz: 114627
