Under Town

Edgar & Ellen #3

by Charles Ogden, Rick Carton (Illustrator)

A towering crisis interrupts the twins' usual mayhem: The mayor is about to build his monstrous Knightlorian Hotel right next door! But as they try to halt construction, Edgar and Ellen encounter a new foe -- an unknown prankster who's stealing their thunder (and their best schemes)! To stop the rash of copycat capers the twins must descend into the sewers, but what they discover there is stranger than anything they could have imagined. A mysterious journal, a secret laboratory, a villain's hideaway -- there's a lot more than sewage running beneath Nod's Limbs!

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Middle Grade, Fiction, Gothic, 21st Century, Collections

160 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2004

About the author

Charles Ogden is the pen name used by a collection of authors at Star Farm Productions for the Edgar & Ellen book series for children and young adults. The pen name is credited with nine books (with a tenth upcoming), published by both Tricycle Press, and more recently, Simon & Schuster.

Reviews

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* · Rating 4 out of 5]

Started out slightly dull but grew better. Cute, cute little thing. The drawings are scarce but fun in a gothic childish way. Think of Nightmare before Christmas kind of thing. I did laugh aloud a few times, humorous moments especially when things really got going. Easy to visualize what was going on from the writing style. The characters were fun and easy for adults and children alike to latch on to. The story was complex and complicated enough to be daring, original, and makes this fill up with substance. The ending was a little twisted with what happened with the plant, and ironic with the very end, but this fits into the bizarre gothic trend the author is going for. The end of the book has a code to unlock things on the site, where apparently there are games and other things. Will actually check it out. The only edition I have of the series but if I run into more, will pick it up. At 152 pages it is not a quick, light read for the young ones, but interesting for them and adults as well will appreciate the fun humor (especially the bees)

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

These are so cute.

[Aleetha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seakan tak pernah merasa lelah ataupun puas, Edgar & Ellen kembali menyusun rencana yang tak kalah gelap dibanding semua kekacauan yang telah mereka timbulkan saat parade besar-besaran dilaksanakan di Nod’s Limbs beberapa waktu lalu. Mengandalkan Pemakaman Gadget, mereka selalu menemukan benda yang berguna yang dibutuhkan dalam merealisasikan ide-ide gila yang dituliskan Edgar dalam beberapa lembar kertas.

Rasa bersalah tak sekalipun muncul diwajah keduanya. Yang ada hanyalah senyum pertanda rasa puas ketika berhasil membuat orang –orang menggerutu. Sampai suatu hari tibalah giliran si kembar, yang selalu mengenakan piama kemanapun mereka pergi, merasakan hal yang sama. ide – ide kenakalan mereka telah diwujudkan oleh seseorang. Tak berhenti sampai disitu, rencana yang seharusnya hanya diketahui oleh Edgar dan Ellen ini juga membubuhkan nama Mason. Seakan digunakan untuk mematenkan semua kekacauan yang menyebabkan kemacetan luar biasa adalah miliknya seorang.

Belum juga sembuh dari kejutan menyakitkan dan rasa kesal karena belum juga mendapatkan orang dibalik sosok Mason, Edgar & Ellen harus menelan pil pahit ketika mengetahui bahwa rencana Walikota Knightleigh tetap menjalankan rencananya membangun Hotel di atas tanah Tempat Pembuangan Sampah.

Penyelidikan demi penyelidikan pun dimulai. Saluran pembuangan bawah tanah yang gelap dan kotor pun mereka susuri. Tak disangka, saluran – saluran yang berabad-abad lalu selalu bersih, terang dan terawat itu memiliki banyak cabang yang cukup membingungkan. Namun itu tak mematahkan semangat keduanya untuk mencari sang biang kerok yang berulang kali mencuri ide milik Edgar & Ellen.

Penyusuran mereka tak sia-sia. Beberapa barang bukti berhasil ditemukan. Sampai kesimpulan mengarah pada seseorang yang tak pernah mereka duka. Seseorang yang mereka takuti. Jebakan pun dibuat untuk menangkap sang pengkhianat. Namun pada saat mengetahui bahwa kekacauan lain terjadi. Mereka sadar bahwa orang yang mereka tangkap bukanlah Mason. Di luar sana Mason yang asli masih berkeliaran dan dengan bebas menjalankan satu lagi ide milik mereka.

Tak hanya Edgar dan Ellen, semua orang pun akan merasa geram jika mengalami hal yang sama. Pencurian ide oleh seseorang yang tidak bertanggung jawab merupakan gangguan pada semboyan Schadenfreude mereka. Gangguan yang lebih tepat disebut sebagai ancaman. Karena kini ada satu warga kota Nod’s Limbs yang mengetahui rahasia kelam mereka. Entah apakah ini akan menjadi hal yang mempengaruhi langkah mereka berikutnya. Semuanya hanya akan terjawab diseri Edgar & Ellen berikutnya.

Berbeda dengan buku – buku sebelumnya, buku ini terasa sedikit menyedihkan. Selain itu di buku ini terdapat misteri yang tidak kunjung terjawab sampai di akhir halaman.

Berbicara tentang terjemahan, ada penamaan yang berubah. Kuburan Perkakas, dua kata yang pada buku pertama dan kedua digunakan oleh Edgar dan Ellen untuk menyebut tempat pembuangan sampah kini berubah menjadi Pemakaman Gadget. Sesuatu yang mungkin luput dari perhatian penerjemah dan editor. Walaupun tidak mempengaruhi jalannya cerita, ada baiknya tidak ada perubahan apaun terhadap nama tempat.

[Keera · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the best one yet. There were more twists than I expected and I actually felt suspense, which so far as been something missing from the series to me.

Of course, it still bothers me when they torment Pet, so I'm thinking I'm going to have to go ahead and buy Pet's Revenge.

Also, I do really wish they would change out of those footie pajamas. Something about them tramping around in the sewers (albeit relatively clean ones) and not changing afterwords makes me itch a little. But I suppose that's one of the things Edgar and Ellen are known for.

[Ayacchi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bukuku yang hilang, hiks.

Edgar dan Ellen, si kembar dengan ide jahat. Dan kali ini, mereka dibuat kesal oleh sosok misterius yang menamai dirinya Mason, karena dia selalu saja mencuri ide mereka dan berhasil mendahuluinya! Belum selesai urusan dengan Mason, Walikota pun ikut-ikutan mencari masalah dengan si kembar. Ia bersikukuh mau membangun hotel di atas tempat pembuangan yang mana adalah tempat penuh harta karun favorit si kembar. Mereka pun turun ke bawah tanah, mencoba mencari jejak Mason. Tapi yang ditemui mereka adalah sesuatu yang sangat berbeda!

[Drucilla · Rating 3 out of 5]

These books are definitely getting better as they go on. I also really like how the events from the previous book affect this one. It's not something you see often in chapter books. This entry not only shows the twins working with a partner (it's nice to see what their interactions are like with people when they're not pranking them), but also gives us quite an emotional moment.

[Derek · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Víctor Heranz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Soy muy fan.

[Kafamdaki Makine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kitabı nasıl kategorize edeceğimi bilemedim. Çocuk hikayesi mi yoksa fantastik, gençlere hitap eden bir yeni nesil basit bir hikaye mi anlamadım. Okurken akmadı ve beni kendine bağlayamadı.

[Nicole Hidalgo]

Oh my Goddess, I loved this book (and the animated series)! I had no idea it was the third volume of a bigger collection - now I must read each and every one of them! ç.ç

[Alba GtB · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simplemente maravillosos. Muy divertido tanto para adultos como para niños.

[هبة الله · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars.
Entertaining.

[Jennifer Rae · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this one. I cried with Bernice, and the Knightley girl is a horrible brat. I agree with Ellen she's a murderer.

[Arystha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ternyata ada yang mencuri ide-ide Edgar dan Ellen untuk "menjebak" mereka mengikuti rencana The Mason melanjutkan pembangunan hotel. Eugenia, si pengkhianat!

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

No, because I forgot how involved and incredibly complicated the plot in these children's books gets.

[Methoni School Library · Rating 4 out of 5]

Είναι πάρα πολύ ωραίο και πολύ ενδιαφέρον.
Ε., 12 ετών

[Simon Yu · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about a new woman copycat prankster named "The Mason" and she is copying Edgar and Ellen's plan to make the town, Nod's Limb miserable. My opinion in this book is that it is a great book because it is not that hard to understand the details and you can predict what will happen next. In addition, there are a lot of actions and good descriptions in the book that makes the book amazing. The genre for this book is fantasy fiction mixed with adventure. I like reading these types of books because they make me get happy sometimes and won't get bored. I sometimes think that everyday life in my world is very tiring, so reading these types of books also can cheer me up. I like reading fantasy fiction books because they help me calm down and relax. A theme that I found in this book is that there has to be some kind of reason why someone is copying you. I can personally relate to this theme because there was a copycat in my elementary school and he always tried to copy what I was doing. I then figured out that he wants to make fun of me and tried to be smart. The character that stood out to me is "The Mason" because she is a very good copycat prankster and she really made Edgar and Ellen suspicious of her. "The Mason" copied Edgar and Ellen's plans and ideas very well, but she improved them. "The Mason's" real name is Eugiuene. She is also the evil character that appears in the book often and causing problems to Nod's Limb. I would recommend this book to people who likes Edgar and Ellen's books and are young readers.

[Ashley Diller]

I read the book Edgar and Ellen Under Town by Charles Ogden. The book is about twins named Edgar and Ellen and they live in a ten story house alone because their parents left them and haven't returned back.

I loved this book because of all of the adventure they have with no parents. I also loved this book because I can relate to Edgar and Ellen for some reason probably because they are so adventurous and funny. I also I loved when they made a catapult and they never gave up until they exceeded.

I would recommend this book to people who love adventurous kinds of books. I would also recommend this book to people who love to read and want something that is adventurous and funny at the same time. I would rate this book a 5 out of 5 stars.

[Christopher Obert · Rating 4 out of 5]

The twisted twins find out that their plans in “Tourist Trap” did not work out quite as well as they hoped. The hotel is still planned to be built on the junk yard lot! Edgar & Ellen need to make new plans to stop the construction and quick, but someone is already doing that. Who could this mysterious person be and why are they stealing all of Edgar & Ellen’s plans and gadgets? The only clue is hidden below ground Under Town!

[Matahati · Rating 5 out of 5]

Petualangan menakjubkan dua bocah nakal yang kehilangan orangtua.Menegangkan sekaligus menghibur. Benar-benar cerdas.---Majalah Hai

Petualangan imajinasi yang SERU!!! Edgar & Ellen membawa beragam peristiwa aneh & tempat eksptis ke dalam benak kita. keterlaluan untuk dilewatkan!---Aming(selebriti)

[Kimberly Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is dark humor for children and it's funny...I laughed so much.

The mayor wants to take over Edgar & Ellen's home...condemn it and turn it into a Community Redevelopment project.

Scheming against the town people (as always) Edgar & Ellen find a way to save their home and discredit the Mayor.

[Zoe · Rating 5 out of 5]

probaly the most hilarous book i have ever read

[Mya · Rating 5 out of 5]

youll never believ what they do.

[Nadya]

D'oh!!! Gw gak suka anak kecil yang jahat. Tingkah E&E sudah termasuk dalam kategori "Jahat" daripada "Nakal".

[Nex G.]

Is a cartoon show in a book about how the major stole the twins
pet and hide it underground so they take on an adventure to save it.

[Carlos bahamundi]

the mayor is about to build his monstrous knightlorian hotel right next door.

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again this one was fun and quirky as the last two...I so badly want to get the next 3.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

i havent finished this book yet but i hear that it is a really good book and edgar and ellen are very mischeivious.

[Kait · Rating 3 out of 5]

If I had these books growing up, I would have read them every night. I love the twins and their little evil schemes that never really turn out the way they plan them! :)

[Madeline]

very good