Book Review - The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo

"What If?"
"What If?" A fortuneteller told you to follow an elephant?
"What If?" A Magician could do real magic, not that fake rabbit out of the hat stuff?
"What If?" An elephant came crashing from the ceiling onto your lap?
"What If?" The person you trusted the most, kept from you a secret that could answer your prayers?
"What If?" The elephant could make all your hopes and dreams come true?
"What If?"
Ten year old Peter Augustus Duchene life suddenly changes when the most amazingly, wonderful thing happens....an elephant....."What If?".

Book Review - Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

What do you get when you have:
"TWO OVER, TWO UNDER, OF ROYAL DESCENT, TWO FLYERS, TWO CRAWLERS, TWO SPINNERS ASSENT. ONE GNAWER BESIDE AND ONE LOST UP AHEAD"?
The answer is: A Quest of course...
Gregor is in the laundry room with his sister Boots, he's just doing the laundry till Boots goes missing. To Gregor surprise Boots falls down the air duct behind the dryer and he follows. When they land they are in a strange underground world , and greeting them are huge human size roaches. They are taking to an underland city named Regalia where Gregor's quest begins.

Check out the other books in the Underland Chronicles
Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane
Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods
Gregor and the Mark of Secrets
Gregor and the Code of Claw