Readers will be captivated by Luke’s predicament and his reactions to it. “As in Haddix’s Running Out of Time (S & S, 1995), the loss of free will is the fundamental theme of an exciting and compelling story of one young person defying authority and the odds to make a difference. Jen is willing to risk everything to come out of the shadows–does Luke dare to become involved in her dangerous plan? Can he afford not to?
Finally, he’s met a shadow child like himself. This middle school unit plan will help you guide students in building background knowledge, analyzing. Then, one day Luke sees a girl’s face in the window of a house where he knows two other children already live. Among the Hidden is a dystopian novel that follows the life of shadow child Luke Garner. He’s lived his entire life in hiding, and now, with a new housing development replacing the woods next to his family’s farm, he is no longer even allowed to go outside. Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child forbidden by the Population Police.
He’s never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend’s house for an overnight. Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award.Sunshine State Young Readers’ Award (Florida).Nutmeg Children’s Book Award (Connecticut).State readers choice awards (voted on by kids): Among the Hidden Summary The Government is cutting down the woods near Luke s house in order to put up a housing complex.
Bank Street College’s Children’s Book Committee’s “Best Children’s Books of the Year” list.Nominee for the Askews Children’s Book Award in Great Britain.YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults.An ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers.Among the Hidden The Shadow Children, Book #1
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