TIMOTHY MURPHY IS PERFECTLY CONTENT TO LIE ON THE sun-warmed deck of the X-tra Large, his family's sailboat, as it's being towed down the highway toward the Long Island Sound…even if beside him is Jessamyn, the very smart, very intimidating daughter of his father's new girlfriend. Still, everything is smooth sailing-that is, until the X-tra Large comes unhitched from the truck in Upper Manhattan and goes hurtling back down the street and into an enormous hole at a construction site.
Thrust into an adventure that's as startling as it is sudden, Timothy and Jessamyn must work together to navigate the deadly waterfalls and raging rapids they find beneath the streets of Manhattan. As they travel through the labyrinthine rain sewers, they meet a strange cast of characters, and make one very powerful enemy. Will they be able to escape her ruthless clutches and return to their parents…or will they be fed to the rats?
Fast-paced and enthralling, this richly told coming-of-age story by author Melvin Jules Bukiet is filled with adventure and is sure to make readers wonder what new worlds might lie right beneath their feet.