Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane (The Underland Chronicles)

Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane (The Underland Chronicles) - Suzanne Collins This second book in the 'Underland Chronicles' introduces (young) readers to how, if you want something to be 'destroyed' by general consensus and popular vote, you demonize it to a point that is larger than life. Once a belief like that (however, well-intentioned) is unleashed and goes viral, it feeds upon itself and grows exponentially. However, if and when, like when the young hero comes face to face with the bane and finds that it is not as (vicious as) has been proclaimed, which is the right thing to do: To follow through with the responsibility that has been relegated to him to perform, or does he follow his heart and instinct, and so risk incurring the ire of those who entrusted the task to him? A good story line, and written in a non-cliched manner.