Beneath

Beneath follows Pat O'Toole, a young boy who idolizes his older brother, Coop, until Coop runs away from home. A year later, a mysterious package from Coop sends Pat on a dangerous quest to find him in a hidden community beneath New York City. This chapter book explores themes of family loyalty, bravery, and the allure and dangers of secret societies, making it suitable for readers who enjoy suspenseful adventures. Parents should be aware of themes involving cults, radicalism, and peril, which are handled with age-appropriate intensity.

Pat O'Toole has always idolized his older brother, Coop, right up until the day Coop ran away from their home just outside Washington, D.C. -- now a year later he has received a package containing a digital voice recorder and a cryptic message from his brother, which will lead Pat on a strange and dangerous journey to the mysterious Community living beneath the streets of New York. After receiving a package with a cryptic message from his older brother who ran away from home the year before, Pat O'Toole sets out on a strange and dangerous journey to the mysterious Community living beneath the streets of New York.