We humans who live on the surface of the earth are all Overlanders! This is what I discovered when reading Gregor the Overlander, a book written by Suzanne Collins. It is the first book in the Underland Chronicles series. This book contains 311 pages of underground adventures. The story begins with the protagonist, Gregor. He's a skinny eleven-year-old boy. He lives in a hot, cramped apartment with his poor, struggling family. He lives in a state of frustration. His seven-year-old sister Lizzie goes to camp, while he is stuck at home watching his 2-year-old sister, named Boots. His father is missing, his mother is always working, his grandmother is senile and calls him Simon. There is a strange woman named Mrs. Cormaci who comes to sit with her grandmother. Gregor and Boots flee the apartment for the relative freedom of the apartment building's laundry room. While Gregor works, Boots plays with a ball. The ball and boots end up behind a dryer and are found by Gregor. He sees Boots near the grate in the wall, which she promptly falls into. Gregor div...