The UnderGrounders

(I've cut nearly 10,000 words from this novel and am starting to shop this. ANy help is greatly appreciated) Weird stuff is happening to thirteen-year old Viola DeMarron, and it sure the heck isn’t puberty—unless puberty consists of getting sucked Underground to have deep and meaningful conversations with the roots of vegetables and the Tenders who care for them. After waking to find mud on her feet, it dawns on her these episodes must be more than freaky dreams.

• Chapter 1 - Weird Thing #1: The Carrot"(Updated 3/13/08) Viola De..."
• Chapter 2 - Big Nose Nightmare"(Updated 11/28) Viola gets ..."
• Chapter 3 - The Future Horticulturalist"(Updated 6/23/08) "
• Chapter 4 - Weird Thing #2: Turnip with an Attitude"(Updated 3/23) REVERSED CH..."
• Chapter 5 - Fibonacci"(Updated 3/23) **CHANGED CH..."
• Chapter 6 - Skylar"(Updated 6/4) Viola gets an..."
• Chapter 7 - Sydney"(Updated 6/4) Skylar and Vi..."
• Chapter 8 - In the Swim"(Updated 12/3) A party, an ..."
• Chapter 9 - The Potato has Eyes"(Updated 12/3) Viola meets ..."
• Chapter 10 - Headache"(Updated 12/3) Viola recove..."
• Chapter 11 - The Plan"(Updated 12/3) Viola and Sk..."
• Chapter 12 - Not Just a Dream"Viola goes Underground, and..."
• Chapter 13 - Busted!"****REVISED 12/6 ********* ..."
• Chapter 14 - Twisted!"(Updated 12/9) A possible c..."
• Chapter 15 - The Sleepover"(UPDATED 12/20) The night o..."
• Chapter 16 - Gone in a Whoosh"Beginning of part TWO: Sydn..."
• Chapter 17 - Soft Landing"Viola and Skylar arrive und..."
• Chapter 18 - Allied Forces"(Updated 1/7) Sydney in..."
• Chapter 19 - Gaggle of Gigglers"Sky meets her first V..."
• Chapter 20 - Pink and Fuzzy"(Updated 12/20) Sydney conf..."
• Chapter 21 - Skylar's Secret"(Updated 12/20) Skylar tell..."
• Chapter 22 - Big Trouble "(I've cut nearly 10,000 wor..."
• Chapter 23 - Scary Beast"(UPDATED 12/29) The beast a..."
• Chapter 24 - True Confessions, or, Almost True"Syd faces all the parents..."
• Chapter 25 - Rain Dancing"(Updated 12/31) PK helps Vi..."
• Chapter 26 - A Message..."Syd has a big idea..."
• Chapter 27 - Questions Answered"PK lays it all out..."
• Chapter 28 - TM to the UG"Syd and Garret send a messa..."
• Chapter 29 - Pink Pager"(UPDATED 1/7) The message f..."
• Chapter 30 - A Message from Underground"(UPDATED 1/7--Thanks Lesley..."
• Chapter 31 - HIM"(UPDATED 4/7) Discoveries...."
• Chapter 32 - Muddy Truths"(UPDATED 4/7) Sydney tells..."
• Chapter 33 - Explosive Headings"(UPDATED 4/7) They begin m..."
• Chapter 34 - Parental Meltdown"(UPDATED 4/7) Directions fo..."
• Chapter 35 - Fertile Secrets"(UPDATED 4/7)"
• Chapter 36 - Tubular Veggies"(UPDATED 4/7) **Dedicated t..."
• Chapter 37 - Aloe Me"(Updated 4/7)"
• Chapter 38 - Phoso"(Updated 4/7"
• Chapter 39 - Sucked Under"(UPDATED 4/7)"
• Chapter 40 - Pollena"(UPDATED 4/7)"
• Chapter 41 - Sowing Seeds"(Revised 3/13/08)"
• Chapter 42 - Electrified"(UPDATED 3/13/08)"
• Chapter 43 - Cultivation"(UPDATED 3/13/08)"
• Chapter 44 - Water World"(UPDATED 3/13/08)"
• Chapter 45 - Whoosh!"(UPDATED 3/13/08)"
• Chapter 46 - Life, the Great Adventure"(UPDATED 3/13/08) The fi..."