Please help me remember this YA book from the 90s

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I have been trying to remember/find this book on and off for about ten years.

When I was at middle school (mid 90s) I read a book about a community of people who lived in secret tunnels in and around the London Underground. I think it began with a teenager running away from home and ending up joining this secret underground community. I cannot remember anything else about the plot though.

I suppose there is a chance it was written/published earlier than the 90s.

I would dearly love to rediscover this book.

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

This was the one I was thinking of when I saw the OP.

Hi, I'm the OP of this thread 👋

I come here today (under a different username) to humbly apologise to you all.
The book I was searching for was, indeed...

Underworld by Peter Beere

I am not sure now why I so quickly dismissed @MrsVeryTired 's suggestion. As well as @Neilsfavouritechilli and @mummymummymummummum 's.

I have spent the time since I posted this thread reading some of the 'possibles'. I only recently got my hands on a copy of Underworld because it popped up on my KindleUnlimited for free! I downloaded it and, with every page, my heart sank further. This title had been suggested here and, because I was utterly convinced that the MC was definitely a lone young man, I had dismissed it. (I had completely forgotten the young woman he was with - and I call myself a feminist!!)

I guess I didn't dismiss it entirely as I had added to the TBR list of possibles.

But, thank you all who commented on this thread. I am very grateful to have finally found "my" book after all these years 🤗

@CallsHerselfAFeminist

Hurrah! So glad you’ve found it. I’ve been rubbish at reading since having kids (managed 2 books so far this year 😬). But am now on Amazon ordering a copy. Hopefully it won’t disappoint.

Have you got your hands on the rest of the trilogy? Looks like 2 is also on Kindle Unlimited and 3 is £2.23

Great update and glad you found it.

I love it when threads end like this.

Me and my Million? Is about a boy who can’t read and gets tangled up in couriering a stolen painting. Hides in the underground and meets loads of people. Maybe ends up at London Zoo?

Oh darn it - only read the OPs - I see you’ve found it!

So glad you found it after all this time!

Thank you. I'm about halfway through the first one. I'll most likely get the others too :)

Brilliant! I really did think it felt like Underworld but was sure I had read this other book . . .

I remember being a bit disappointed with the sequels as the first was so well done, so would recommend approaching without high expectations.

Thanks for the warning!

Thanks so much for posting this and for sharing what the answer was, I now have book 1 and book 2 on order! It’s been driving me mad 🙈

@CallsHerselfAFeminist glad you found it anyway

Thank you! I've been looking for this on and off for decades! Now I just need to find a film I've been looking for since I was 8 and I can sleep easily finally! Lol