Underdog City

Name: Underdog City
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Chris Negron
ISBN: 9780063251908

Author: Chris Negron

Narrator: André Santana

Unabridged: 8 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 10/31/2023

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes, Children's Lifestyles

Synopsis

From the acclaimed author of The Last Super Chef and Dan Unmasked comes a heartfelt standalone novel about community, justice, and redemption, perfect for fans of Take Back the Block and Brave Like That.Mortimer Bray is not okay.It seems like everything in his life is changing for the worse. After his own much-loved dog dies, he can’t bring himself to carry on with his dog-walking business; there’s a strange new girl who’s moved into the house next door; and suddenly there’s a buzzing feeling of anxiety in his head and heart when he’s faced with something new.His neighborhood, Townsend Heights, used to feel like the most comfortable place in the world. But lately, it seems like everyone is arguing, and there’s uncertainty around every corner.The neighborhood's only vacant lot is somehow behind it all, Mortimer is sure of that much. If he can unearth the lot's secret history, he just might stop the Heights from unraveling completely.Mortimer can’t save Townsend Heights on his own. But when it comes to community, you’re never truly on your own—not as long as you’re willing to learn from the past, in order to do better in the future.

About Chris Negron

Chris Negron is the author of several novels for children, including Georgia Author of the Year finalist and Sakura Medal nominee Dan Unmasked. His latest novel, Underdog City, released in the fall of 2023, again from HarperCollins. He holds a computer science degree from Yale University, but it was his years of playing Dungeons & Dragons in friends' basements that inspired him to write stories about the things he loves, including comic books, baseball, competitive cooking shows, and dogs. Visit him at chrisnegron.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jessica on January 30, 2025

Mortimer has had a rough few months and his world has been flipped upside down! After his dog passed away he passed his neighborhood dog walking business off to a friend. But when a new girl moves in and starts advertising her dog walking services he is forced to break out of his funk. Add on some p......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on November 22, 2023

Mortimer's life took a bad turn when his old friend, Ms. Opal, moved away from Townsend Heights, and his dog, Trevor, was struck by a car right in front of his eyes. Anxiety has crept up on Mortimer, getting worse and more frequently when he freezes up. He gave his dog walking business to his friend......more

Goodreads review by Kim on April 06, 2024

Mortimer is still grieving the loss of his dog and blames himself for how it happened. He accidently let go of the leash and his dog ran into the path of a car. Now, Mortimer doesn't trust himself to walk any dogs and handed over his dog-walking business to his friend Frankie. He is also missing his......more

Goodreads review by Kelsey on March 19, 2024

Mortimer Bray, former dog-walker, hasn't been himself since his neighbor, Ms. Opal, broke her hip and had to move out of her house and then his dog died in an accident. Mortimer feels out of control and experiences moments of "freezing" when he can't move or respond appropriately to the situation he......more

Goodreads review by Felicia on May 12, 2023

I 100% picked this up because of the cover and I am so glad I was drawn in by the dogs. This book was beautiful and heartwarming. This book deals with some very heavy subjects but it does so in a beautiful and easy to understand way. I definitely recommend this one to all you dog lovers!......more