Underground Cities!

Underground cities are often written about in books. Two books that I enjoyed are Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins and City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau. In Gregor, the city underground is very modern, shiny and new. In the City of Ember it's old – fashioned, worn out and scary. If I were to write a book, my underground city would be fancy and similar to Gregor the Overlander.

Gregor the Overlander is a great book. He and his sister, Boots, fall in a hole in their laundry room. Cockroaches guide them to a underground city. The city looks like a big city with lots of people who are pale as snow and have purple eyes. These people have lived underground for as long as they can remember. They can only see with torches. The buildings are as tall as thirty feet in the air and they are completely engulfed by darkness.

City of Ember is a good book. The city underground is falling apart. The lights are burning out. Two kids try to find a way out using a map the builders gave them. The city is made up of a lot of houses, next to each other, with people running from one place to the next. So there are a lot of people crowed together. They are surrounded by darkness. They can only see from a few light bulbs, which are growing dim.

If I had a city underground it would be like a regular city: tall buildings, houses, jobs and people. There would be a way out in two hundred years time. No more, no less, either! My city would be called the Glass City because the tallest building is made of glass. It is surrounded by darkness. They would use light bulbs and candles to see. There would be a president there to help everything stay stable.

As you can see, the places in City of Ember and Gregor the Overlander are completely different. My own city would be kind of different. Underground cities are scary, cool and very fun to read about. If you are interested, you should read these books.