Beneath

Roland Smith, the master of middle-grade adventure, returns with a new novel full of high-speed chases, secret identities, and a dangerous underground world.

What waits Beneath?Pat O'Toole has always idolized his older brother, Coop. He's even helped Coop with some of his crazier plans -- such as risking his life to help his big brother dig a tunnel underneath their neighborhood in the suburbs of Washington, DC. Coop is . . . different. He doesn't talk on the phone, doesn't use email, and doesn't have friends. He's never really cared for anything but the thrill of being underground and Pat. So it's no surprise to anyone -- even Pat -- that after a huge fight with their parents, Coop runs away. Exactly one year later, Pat receives a package containing a digital voice recorder and a cryptic message from his brother. He follows the clues to New York City, and soon discovers that Coop has joined the Community, a self-sufficient society living beneath the streets. Now it's up to Pat to find his brother -- and bring him home.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 01/27/2015
ISBN: 9780545564861
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.57h x 5.57w x 1.02d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/22/2014
School Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 100
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2015
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2015 pg. 331

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 172527 / Beneath
Reading Level: 4.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 6