Tunnels
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2007 · Est. 16.5 hour read

Tunnels

By Roderick Gordon, Brian Williams

Book #1 in the Tunnels series

A boy uncovers a hidden society while searching for his missing father.

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496 pages· 118,959 words· Est. 16.5 hour read
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Will Burrows, a 14-year-old with a passion for archaeology, discovers a hidden world beneath London after his father vanishes. As he delves deeper, he encounters the mysterious Colony, ruled by the sinister Styx. With his father missing and danger closing in, Will must navigate this underground society's secrets. Can he escape the Styx's grasp and uncover the truth? The stakes are high, and time is running out in this thrilling adventure.

From the publisher

The New York Times Bestseller! The story of an outcast boy, his eccentric dad, and the scary underground world they discover through secret TUNNELS.14-year-old Will Burrows has little in common with his strange, dysfunctional family. In fact, the only bond he shares with his eccentric father is a passion for archaeological excavation. So when Dad mysteriously vanishes, Will is compelled to dig up the truth behind his disappearance. He unearths the unbelievable: a secret subterranean society. “The Colony” has existed unchanged for a century, but it’s no benign time capsule of a bygone era–because the Colony is ruled by a cultlike overclass, the Styx. Before long–before he can find his father–Will is their prisoner….

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Format
Mass Market Paperback
Pages
496
Words
118,959
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
990L
Themes & topics
Books about LondonBooks about adventure and adventurersBooks about archaeology
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
7
F&P level
~X
AR points
20
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
120835
Publication
Published
February 1, 2009
First published
July 2, 2007
Publisher
Scholastic
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780545078818

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