Pub Date: March 1, 2000
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2012418676
Lexile Code: 0800
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.45" H x 7.60" L x 5.15" W ( 0.28 lbs) 160 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy | General
Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
Quiz #:0000029501 ( Among the Hidden (Reprint))
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Reading level: 4.80 |
Interest level: MG |
Point value: 5.0 |
Description: Government regulations limit families to two children each, so Luke, an illegal third-born, must live his life in secret, hidden in his family's farmhouse. Then he joins Jen, another "shadow child," for a chance to come out into the light.
Brief description: Margaret Peterson Haddix is the author of many critically and popularly acclaimed YA and middle grade novels, including the Children of Exile series, The Missing series, the Under Their Skin series, and the Shadow Children series. A graduate of Miami University (of Ohio), she worked for several years as a reporter for The Indianapolis News. She also taught at the Danville (Illinois) Area Community College. She lives with her family in Columbus, Ohio. Visit her at HaddixBooks.com.
Review Quotes: "A chilling and intelligent novel". -- Kirkus