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Description edit
When Liza's younger brother Patrick's soul is stolen by the evil Spindlers, spider-like creatures who live underground, she knows she must set out on a heroic quest to the world Below to rescue it.
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Summary edit
When Patrick's soul is captured by Spindlers, Liza journeys to a basement world to save him. Accompanied by a rat named Mirabella, Liza navigates a strange world to the lair of the Spindlers.
Characters edit
- Liza: Main character who knows her brother has been taken by spindlers
- Patrick: Liza's younger brother whose soul has been taken by spindlers
- Anna: Baby-sitter who shares stories about gnomes, spindlers, and more with the two kids
- Mrs. Elston: Liza's mother who worries so much she has a wrinkle between her eyes in the shape of an exclamation mark.
- Mr. Elston: Liza's frazzled father
- Mirabella: The rat in Below who helps Liza
Quotes edit
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“The real Patrick never used a napkin.”
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“Mirabella patted her wig nervously."For the love of cheese..." she said, but she scurried along after Liza.”
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“"It's no big trick to be happy when everything is perfect...(a)nd it isn't brave, either. Anyone can do that."”
First Sentence edit
One night when Liza went to bed, Patrick was her chubby, stubby, candy-grubbing and pancake-loving younger brother, who irritated and amused her both, and the next morning, when she woke up, he was not.
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Lauren Oliver (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: USA
Publication Date: October 2, 2012
ISBN: 978-0061978081
Page Count: 256
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: USA
Publication Date: October 2, 2012
ISBN: 978-0061978081
Page Count: 256
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