Best known for The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins also writes books for children. And even though I know the age range for young adult lit is 12 to 18, I think this book is pushing to reach age 12. Why? For one, the main character is eleven. And only very rarely do teenagers want to read a book about someone younger than them (Harry Potter was different because they grew up with him). The plot is similar enough--Gregor falls through a hole into another land (think Alice in Wonderland), but Gregor falls through a grate in a New York City laundry room. His world is city-like, too. Rats, bats, and all sorts of nasty creatures make this quite the boy book. Gregor must find a way to get back to NYC, keep his sister alive, and hopefully find his missing father, too. It's an easy read, but too young for my high school.
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