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Downsiders (1999) (edit title/settings)

by Neal Shusterman (Author) (edit contributors)

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Talon lives Downside, that is, underneath New York City. There is a strict code of secrecy among the Downsiders. However, when Talon accidentally meets a young woman named Lindsay, who is a Topsider (from above the ground), the two worlds inevitably collide. They become friends and love... read more

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  • Talon: A fourteen year old downsider ventures up looking for medicine for his critically ill sister.
  • Lindsay Matthias: A Topsider who just moved to her father's NYC townhouse after her mother went to Africa.
  • Mark Matthias: Lindsay's father, is working on an Aqueduct Shaft downtown.
  • Railborn Skinner: Talon's friend
  • Gutta: Talon's friend.
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  • “"I know, i saw it," muttered Lindsay."Careful of the cows."”
    Lindsay Matthias
  • “"Because my mother still recognizes me."”
    Talon
  • “Time is of little importance.”
    Talon

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Cities are never random.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Neal Shusterman (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0689803753
Page Count: 256

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