Inthisfast-pacedadventurestory,TimothyandJessamynaretowedthroughthestreetsofManhattanridinginTimothy'sfamily'ssailboat,ontheirwaytotheLongIslandshore,whentheboatcomesunhitchedfromitstruck.Theteenssail”backwarddownahillinUpperManhattan,thenfalldownahugeconstructionsiteholeandintothevastsewersystembelow.Thrustintoanamazingadventure,thekidsnavigatewaterfallsandrapidsastheytravelthroughtherainsewers.Theymeetagraffitiartisttheirownage,ahomelesspersonnamedYou,andratsthesizeoflargedogs.Theyfallintothehandsofagangsterwhoclaimsthesewersasherkingdomandthehomelessashersubjects,andactsasafenceforluxurygoods!WillshefeedTimothyandJessamyntotherats?PraiseforUndertown"TwosuburbanteensrideasailboatintoManhattan'sstormdrainsandmeetquirkyresidentsaplenty."KirkusReviews"It'sacoming-of-ageescapadewithasenseofwonder,andBukietpayshomagetothehistoryandmysteriesofNYCwithawritingstylethat'spartsentimental,partpoetic,andparttongue-in-cheek.”PublishersWeekly"Thisclassichero'sjourneyissetagainstthedetailedbackdropofNewYorkCity,bothabovegroundandbelow."Booklist