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| Title | : | Gregor and the Marks of Secret (Underland Chronicles #4) |
| Author | : | Suzanne Collins |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 343 pages |
| Published | : | May 1st 2007 by Scholastic Paperbacks (first published May 1st 2006) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade. Adventure |
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Follow Gregor in the fourth enthralling adventure in Suzanne Collins' New York Times bestselling Underland Chronicles -- with gorgeous new cover art coming July 1st! In Book 4 of the bestselling Underland Chronicles, Gregor is drawn ever deeper into a brewing crisis. For generations, rats have run the mice out of whatever lands they've claimed, keeping them constantly on the move. But now the mice are disappearing and the young queen Luxa is determined to find out why. Gregor and Boots join Luxa on a simple fact-finding mission. But when the true fate of the mice is revealed, it is something far more sinister than they had imagined -- and it points the way to the final prophecy Gregor has yet to fulfill. His abilities are put to the test in this suspenseful, action-packed penultimate installment of Suzanne Collins's thrilling Underland Chronicles.Particularize Books Concering Gregor and the Marks of Secret (Underland Chronicles #4)
| Original Title: | Gregor and the Marks of Secret |
| ISBN: | 0439791464 (ISBN13: 9780439791465) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Underland Chronicles #4 |
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Ratings: 4.23 From 30617 Users | 1214 ReviewsEvaluate About Books Gregor and the Marks of Secret (Underland Chronicles #4)
This is my favourite of the series because of the familiarity and hilarity between the characters, but man Luxa is annoying in this one. Otherwise, pretty solid standing in the series. Can't wait to round it off with the last one for the second time!For any Hunger Games fan, the earlier Suzanne Collins series is a worthwhile read. While it doesn't have the depth of THG, and is written for a younger age group (11-12 year olds), it carries many of the same themes as THG: the conflict between different groups, poverty vs wealth, violence and war. In fact, I would consider this series to be more violent and have more death, but the majority of it happens between animal species such as bats, rats, and spiders, and then humans. Various warfare is
I liked this better than book 3 as the plot progressed more, but it's still not entirely living up to it's potential. It's main problem, IMHO, is that the protagonist keeps pulling his 2 year old sister along on ridiculously dangerous missions. It worked for the first 2 books, but then it started to get a bit hard to believe that events force him to bring her along over and over again.
Actual rating: 2,5/5.
Gregor and the Marks of Secret (Underland Chronicles, #4), Suzanne CollinsGregor and the Marks of Secret is a high fantasy/epic fantasy novel, the fourth book in the critically acclaimed The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins. It picks up soon after the end of Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods. The novel opens with Gregor's little sister Lizzie preparing to go to camp, while Gregor and Boots head down to the Underland. Ripred introduces Gregor to the now-teenaged Pearlpelt so Gregor
Another excellent instalment in the series. I do see some themes here which reflect the Holocaust (hatred of a people group leading to mass extermination; a suave speaker leading many to commit murder and other atrocities; other peoples banding together to fight without really considering the repercussions of a full-out war, but knowing they need to stand against injustice; etc.).
Gregor and the Marks of Secret is a book I am finding difficult to review. It would be easy to simply say the book was pleasantly engaging and full of the fantastical chaos I crave from the middle-grade genre, but then I would be lying. Granted, the book does feature the aforementioned; at the same time, however, owing to how shrewdly this book evolved into an increasingly dark storyline I was left agape! That said, I greatly appreciated the thought-provoking themes and allegorical
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