Tunnels

You know, my brother said this book sucked and it was mega-boring. BUT IT WAS REALLY GOOD! I couldn't leave it unfinished last night, I had to stay up, fighting off tiredness just to see what happens at the end. Major page-turner. So if you are a fan of cliffhanger mystery books, add Tunnels by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams to your Barnes and Noble list.
The book is about this kid named Will. He's an outsider in his family, from interests to appearances. He looks like an albino while his family has dark hair, and he enjoys digging huge elaborate tunnel networks underground while his mom is a TV addict and his sister holds the family together. The only person who even partially gets him is his father, who digs not for fun but to discover things. So he's kind of using Will's passion for his own good. Will also finally lets another boy, Chester, into his life, and Chester is impressed with all the digging he's done. Together they start digging faster and making more progress.
One day Will's father disappears, however. Will does some investigating and discovers his father may have been on to some major important discovery, and he wants to figure out what his father had found.
Now Will finds that everything right down to his identity is not what he always thought it was... it seems like everyone he knew was keeping this huge secret from him regarding what he finds while he's digging one day. I don't want to give anything away because what they find is the major shock of the book, but you gotta read this. The whole idea behind the story gets pretty insane, but it makes you wonder... do we really know what goes on miles underground?
The authors did a great job of making this book kid-friendly. Yes, it is not your average size for a favorite kid's book, seeing how it's kinda long and only Harry Potter books can get away with length like that. But it flew by, like I said it was a one-day read for me. I really enjoyed the plot too because you never knew what was coming. And now I'm scared there's a whole town under my backyard, so it really makes you think.
Great story with realistic characters. I don't know what my brother was talking about. ♠♠♠♠