My review- A really good book, that will make you keep flipping the pages! It's suspensful, and is very interesting. It makes you think about what it would be like to live underground.
Usa Today- DuPrau's first foray into fiction creates a realistic post-apocalyptic world
where everyone has lived underground for so long that they assume it has always
been that way. . . . Reminiscent of post-apocalypse fiction like Robert
O'Brien's Z for Zachariah, DuPrau's book leaves Doon and Lina on the verge of
the undiscovered country and readers wanting more.
School Library Journal- Gr 4-7. The setting may not be so ingeniously envisioned as those of, say, Joan
Aiken's Is Underground (Turtleback, 1995) and Lois Lowry's The Giver (Houghton,
1993), but the quick pace and the uncomplicated characters and situations will
keep voracious fans of the genre engaged.
Kirkus Reviews- The setting is well-realized with the constraints of life in the city
intriguingly detailed. The likable protagonists are not only courageous but also
believably flawed by human pride, their weaknesses often complementing each
other in interesting ways. The cliffhanger ending will leave readers clamoring
for the next installment. Ages 9-13.
Usa Today- DuPrau's first foray into fiction creates a realistic post-apocalyptic world
where everyone has lived underground for so long that they assume it has always
been that way. . . . Reminiscent of post-apocalypse fiction like Robert
O'Brien's Z for Zachariah, DuPrau's book leaves Doon and Lina on the verge of
the undiscovered country and readers wanting more.
School Library Journal- Gr 4-7. The setting may not be so ingeniously envisioned as those of, say, Joan
Aiken's Is Underground (Turtleback, 1995) and Lois Lowry's The Giver (Houghton,
1993), but the quick pace and the uncomplicated characters and situations will
keep voracious fans of the genre engaged.
Kirkus Reviews- The setting is well-realized with the constraints of life in the city
intriguingly detailed. The likable protagonists are not only courageous but also
believably flawed by human pride, their weaknesses often complementing each
other in interesting ways. The cliffhanger ending will leave readers clamoring
for the next installment. Ages 9-13.