Boy Underground

LoveReading4Kids Says

Hugo is having a hard time at school. His best friends, Alex and Julie, have moved into new friendship groups and Julie seems to be embarrassed by him, while Alex is downright mean.

Hugo’s mum and his therapist do all they can to help, but you can’t force friendship on people. Then Hugo finds a way out – literally – when his favourite librarian tells him about a legendary treasure hidden in the tunnels and catacombs beneath his home city, Paris. He’s determined to find it, and to become a hero to the mysterious cataphiles, the underground explorers.

With his photographic memory, and single-minded determination, Huge is sure he’ll succeed, but there are all sorts of threats and dangers in the tunnels – how lucky therefore, that he’s helped by, of all people, Julie and Alex.

The setting for this adventure story is unique and will intrigue all readers, while the author handles the resumption of the trio’s friendship with insight too. An adventure story packed with hidden treasure.

Reviewed by Andrea Reece
Andrea Reece has spent almost her entire working life in children’s books, first as publisher, latterly as consultant, project manager and critic.
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About Boy Underground

Boy Underground is a powerful adventure story about Hugo, an autistic boy who decides to go all the way into the Paris underground to find a place where he belongs.

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