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Gregor and the Code of Claw: Book Five in the Underland Chronicles
412 pp.
| Scholastic |
May, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-0-439-79143-4$17.99
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4-6
Twelve-year-old Gregor confronts his own mortality in this series's final volume. The story picks up with Gregor, his gravely ill mother, and his three-year-old sister in the subterranean Underland. The plot moves swiftly but with deliberation, and Collins delivers more vivid action, military machinations, and nuanced characters. By the end, readers will be battle-weary but buoyed by Collins's ultimate message of hope.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2007