The Tunnel of Hugsy Goode

by Eleanor Estes

Book Overview

Nobody believed Hugsy Goode when he prophesied that a tunnel lay beneath the alley until--generations later--Nicholas (alias Copin) and Timothy (alias Tornid) decide to explore. And lo and behold, right under the vine-covered hole outside the house where Hugsy Goode used to live, they find an entrance to adventures beyond their wildest dreams.
A sequel to The Alley.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152049169
• ISBN13: 9780152049164
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Odyssey Classics
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

a ten year old's review

Hugsy's tunnel. I liked this book because it was cool, exciting, fun, funny, and sad. I also liked it because it was creepy and suspenseful. Copin and Tornid are cool, funny, especially Tornid, and Copin is smart. I think every kid should read this book.

funny funny book

this book is HILARIOUS! my nine year old son read it, and laughed out loud the whole way through it. i picked it up after he finished it, and couldn't put it down. very funny as seen through the eyes of a boy with a big imagination and also a great way with words. hugsy is thoughtful with great insight. a wonderful, clean book!

DON'T sit in that chair!

I read this book out loud to my children (ages 8 & 10). They absolutely loved it and always got SO mad when I stopped reading at the end of the chapter. They just had to know what would happen next (and because I did too, I would often let them stay up late and read another chapter.) Copin is an 11 year old boy who is slightly mischievous (he just can't help it though, he has so many great ideas,) and Tornid is his 8 year old buddy who loves to play along. Copin and Tornid have been drawing maps of the tunnel under the alley for quite a while before they decide to dig. When they finally uncover the tunnel, they aren't that amazed to find that their maps were quite accurate. They are amazed at what else they find. During the first half of the book, we wondered whether the main characters would really ever find a tunnel. And when they do, you just have to reading because you want to find out what's in the tunnel and why they shouldn't sit in that chair.

Hugsy Goode

As the story unfolds in twentieth century Brooklyn, 2 kids look for something to do. Nicholas and Timmy have re-named them selves Copin and Tornid. As a teacher's strike keeps them from school they take a train without permission. A midnight flood and the main mystery a tunnel. I recommend this book because it is not like a normal book with a tunnel instead of a house with a ghost. Eleanor Estes is a wonderful author.

Copin and Tornid

As the story unfolds in twentith century brooklyn, 2 kids look for something to do. Nicholas and Timmy have re-named them selfs Copin and Tornid. As a teacher's strike keeps them from school they take a train without perrmison. A tunnel is the main mystery. I recomend this book because it is not like a normal book since it has a tunnel instead of a house with a ghost. Eleanor estes is a wonderful author. Read all of her books.