Underground Rivers - University of New Mexico

Chapter 23 -- Girls, Too!
Mary Q. Steele's Journey Outside (1969) is about a boy, but it's not
Boys Clubish. The Raft People live in darkness and travel a circular
journey on an underground river. One boy finds his way outside and
tries to learn as much as possible so he can ultimately lead his
people to the Better Place.
What makes this story unique is the inside-out perspective. The
inner world is the reader's world. The shadowed raft is the reader's
home, the place he or she feels safe. In the best of Greek structure,
it's a quest. A 1970 Newbery Honor book, this one's well written.
Scotty And The Hijackers (1971) by Betty
Swinford adds a Christian slant. An energetic
preteen gallops into western adventure. A
wrecked plane, an underground river -- these
and other stirring encounters teach Scotty to
ride with God.
Though Scotty is indeed a boy, this one isn't a
Boys Club saga -- though Scotty's buddies
might benefit by reading it.
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Sorcerers and Seers (2010), a Tennis Shoes
Adventure by Chris Heimerdinger, is for
Mormon girls and boys. A group of teens go
spelunking in Frost Cave, and after falling into
an underground river they find themselves in
the land of the Nephites.
That it's the land of the Nephites would be
important to Mormans, as we'll learn in Chapter
86, The Rio San Buenaventura.
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