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Summary: One of the best books you'll ever read!
Review: This book is one of my all time favorite books. It really makes you realize how lucky you are. Its about this boy named Luke, who's one of the "forbidden" children, a third child. He's illegal, and if he's found by the Population Police, he'll be killed. He meets up with one like him who's planning a rally to make third children legal. I'm not going to give away the end, but it is fascinating. I reccommend this book.
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Summary: Great new series
Review: Among the Hidden is a great new book by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Its well written and you can really understand Lukes veiw point. Its about a boy called Luke. He is one of the shadow children, a third child who really shoud not exist. Living a life full of fear, scared of the Population Police, who, if they ever find out he's alive will kill him. He's lived his entire life in hiding, and now, with a new house been build next door he is no longer even allowed to go outside. Until one day, he sees a girls face in the window, of a house that already has two boys..another third child like himself! Risking it all he sneaks out to meet her. This book is wonderful, I cannot wait to read the next two. The ending really shocked me as it was so sad.
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Summary: Among the hidden
Review: Among the hidden is an excellent story. It is about a boy named "luke" who is a 3rd child, and 3rd children are forbidden by the "population police". Ever since birth he had to hide,he was alowed to play in the yard because the grass was really tall, untill one day the government desideds to cut down all the trees to build houses.SO now luke cant play outside anymore.
One day he lookes outside throught a vent in the attic and he sees a face he relizes there are already 2 kids living there so he dicides to go over there he is reall scard so he waits a long time the finnally he gets the nerve to go............ Well i dont want to ruin it for you but this book is a must read for any age. I would also recommed Among the Imposters and Among the betrayed they are all practically about "Shadow children"
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Summary: Among the Hidden Review
Review: This book is about a third child in a family at a time when the population law is in effect, allowing only two children per family. Eventually, Luke sees another "shadow child" and together they plot a protest at the capital for the shadow children to speak out at.
I liked this book a lot. I especially enjoyed reading the deeper meaning behind the story and thinking about it. I have learned a lot from this book and highly reccomend it.
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Summary: Interesting idea. Could have been a great book but didn't.
Review: Luke is a third child. To control population growth, the Government has mandated that each family may have two children, and only two children. Luke's mother had two boys, Matthew and Mark, then gave birth to Luke. She couldn't bear to turn him over to the Government, so she kept him hidden. Luke cannot go to school. Luke cannot talk to anyone outside his family. And now that a housing development has sprung up behind the family farm, Luke cannot go outside even at night. His life depends on it: if he's found out, he will be executed. He thinks he's alone in the world until one day, peeking out the attic window, he sees a little girl in the house behind him. A little girl, in a house where two little boys already live. Excited, he rushes over to the house and she lets him in. Her name is Jen, and yes, she is a third child. Jen does not want to stay hidden forever. Jen is determined to change things somehow. It was a good concept but the writing ruined it. The book was overall very weak, especially the ending. And the characters, especially Jen, taste like flat, dry cardboard. The only ones that felt remotely real to me were Luke's parents. Among the Hidden is part of a trilogy but based on this first novel I don't think I'll read the other two.
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Summary: Among The Hidden
Review: The title is Among The Hidden.And the author is Margaret Peterson Haddix.In the beginning Luke could hide outside in the woods. But the government made them sell the woods to build houses on. SoLuke had to hide inside.The government had made a law that people could only have two children because they were afraid of running out of food. Which was STUPID!!! Therefore Luke was athird child. So Luke had to hid all of his life. He was very bored because he had to stay away from windows and anything that someone could see through. Because if someone caught him he would be killed. His dad was very srict and was a farmer. Luke's mom was caring. Luke also had two older named Mathew and Mark. Luke couldn't even go to school and his family didn't even know about him. That's just some of the things that happened to Luke.So you can imagine how hard his life was.
I think this book is very adventurous. It made me want to sit there and keep reading to find out what happens next. I also think it was thrilling & had tons of bravery in it. Like Luke had to be brave about being a third child. And Luke was willing to take chances. There wasn't any time in this book where I wanted to stop reading. When the people built houses Luke had to be very sneaky. In some spots I wondered if I was right there & it made a good image in my head. After I read this book it was like I knew the characters were in real life.
When someone else reads this book they will be just as speechless as I was. They might even be a little sad. It was an awesome book. Because is so brave and willing to accept being a third child(a shadow child). It will definitely entertain the reader. Sometimes in the story it might amaze you and surprise you at the same time. That's why I think everybody should read this book.
READ THIS BOOK
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Summary: Great Story, Sorta sad ending
Review: This was a fantastic book and was best at the beginning and the end. It looks prety scary to begin with, but it isn't. Has a great plot twist near the end and has a sad ending. For how much it costs it is a definent buy and you will never regret.
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Summary: awsom
Review: The first senrece of this book grabbed my attention. ou should know I hate reading. After 3 pages I usually quit. Dont think the book is bad if your on the 3/4 chapter I thought it got a little boring after that. But the last 4 chapters are the best im not gonna tell you what any of its about because its a great and trust me youll like every last page of it !!
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Summary: Among the Hidden
Review: This is a must have book for everyone! Even though it started off slow,it was so good I read it in one day. Without giving away the story, a 12 year old boy is told he cannot go outside to play anymore because the "Government" is tearing down the woods where he played to build houses. All of a sudden, he cannot go outside, he cannot even move around the house for fear of being discovered by the Population Police, he's the forbiddened third child. One day looking out the attic slats, he see another third child and they become friends, what they do and what happens is a page turner and you want to read it until the end to find out!
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Summary: Among The Hidden Jason
Review: Among The Hidden, written by Margaret Petterson Haddix is an amazing, have-to-read novel. Luke, the main character of the novel, is a shadow child, a third child and one of many.Luke is living in a time where a bad government was in control. A law was passed that allowed only two children to family.Luke's mother had him anyway. From birth, Luke had to hide from the law and from the punishment of death.The person who I relate to most in the book is Luke. When he gets scared that someone's going to find him it reminds me of when I was about three. ... It got me so frustrated just like Luke in his situation.Among The Hidden is an excellent book. I'm picky about my books yet I loved it.Being that it was an adventure book, there were many exciting parts. Though I found the most exciting part of the book, was when Luke snuck over to Jen's house. The worst part was the long introduction in the beginning, which had no action at all. This
book is appropriate for grades 5-6 and both girls and boys will like it. If I could change something it would be the ending. ...
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