By Roland Smith
This is a fast and fantastic read. This is a very interesting tale of two brothers with an incredible bond. Would you go to the ends of the Earth if you thought your sibling was in danger, would you be able to face your biggest fears? This story illustrates what extreme lengths people will go to in order to protect or save someone they love.
Meet Pat, a young man that is missing his older brother, Coop. Their home has fractured and Coop has left Pat to his own defenses. Their parents seem disinterested and have moved beyond their relationship, into what they think they want in a family. Pat is struggling in this new reality, that is until he receives a communication from his quirky brother. What follows is a string of recorder conversations, that end abruptly. When Pat does not hear from Coop, he begins to panic and finally decides to follow Coops clues and help his brother. Since his parents are inattentive, he just has to wait for an opportunity to get to New York.
As Christmas break approaches, Pat heads to New York, to find his brother who has gone under. To an individual who has claustrophobia, going under seems terrifying. The only definitive clue he has is a PO Box, which he keeps under surveillance. He quickly discovers that someone is emptying the PO Box that is not Coop. Pat has to follow him and convince him to help him find his brother. The man is Posty, and he lives a double life: one a banker, the other is a member of the community. The Community is a group of individuals that live under the streets, by their own rules. Coop has been there, but has gone farther under the city into the Deep. Does Pat dare to follow him into the depth of New York underground? Does he need to be saved? Will they come out alive after meeting the LOD, and venturing into the POD? The only way to find out is to read the book.
This was a very interesting book, I am going to give it a four out of five stars. Just because it is a little unbelievable, at least out of the realm of what I believe is plausible. I do believe that anybody in fourth grade up through eighth grade would find this a very enjoyable book. It has a little bitter of everything!
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