Underground Rivers - University of New Mexico

Chapter 21 -- Boys Club Singles
Free Fall (1996) by Joyce Sweeney is about four boys who go cave
exploring. Finding an opening in the cave ceiling, one of them
attempts to scale the wall, but falls and breaks his leg. They finally
escape by swimming underwater.
Many of Clive Cussler’s adventure novels find action underground. Inca Gold (1994) takes
readers on a wild ride on an underground river in search of treasure.
In Free Fall (1996) by Joyce Sweeney, our boys find a cave, go exploring, get lost and discover
an opening in the ceiling. Attempting to scale the wall, one falls and breaks his leg. They finally
escape by swimming underwater. Male bonding.
The Treasure of King Midas (1999) by Mike Kingsley
Brian was standing on a narrow ledge like a wharf. Just beyond
them, floating on what looked like an underground river, was a
small flat bottomed boat. What could it mean?
"AEEEGGGGHHHH!"
"What is it?"
"A man. Right there."
It was a human figure, dressed in a long black cloak, holding a
sickle. The other hand was stretched out toward them.
And a bit later,
But the news was not good. Where they had come down from the mountain above, through the
maize, down to the underground river to the boat cave, there was nothing but a wall of rubble.
Carbunkle had done his job too well.
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