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I have finally re-read this grade school classic of mine. For a grade school book about time travel, it does the best it can, but the only complaint I had was that the ending seemed to have been hastily wrapped up and lacked vital information regarding the operation. But seeing as this is just book 1 out of 8, I'm assuming there will be more information. I just wished they didn't try and throw it all into the last few pages only to explain it in great detail later on.
A childhood favorite of mine. Haddix never fails to keep her readers on the edge of their seats.
Great start to the series! I feel like this book reads just as a start to the series and is different than the other books, but I enjoyed it
My middle school (5th and 6th grade)students devour anything by Haddix and this series seemed like something I would like...and I definitely did!!! It's fun and funny but not frivolous just because it is about 13 year olds. I like the position of "authority" in which they are placed throughout the stories. SSSOOO not what I was expecting, but I dug it!
Fun idea for a series premise. A little slow and simple, but I might pull it off the shelves for my boys in a few years.
Margaret Peterson Haddix is the queen of pre-teen suspense novels, and Found is no different.
When Chip and Jonah receive cryptic letters in the mail, the boys embark on an investigation to uncover the secret surrounding their mysterious adoptions thirteen years before.
I liked the book, but the entire story was a set-up for what will undoubtedly be a lengthy (and no doubt, popular) series from the prolific Haddix.
I do not know about you, but I do not have enough time to commit to another series!
When Chip and Jonah receive cryptic letters in the mail, the boys embark on an investigation to uncover the secret surrounding their mysterious adoptions thirteen years before.
I liked the book, but the entire story was a set-up for what will undoubtedly be a lengthy (and no doubt, popular) series from the prolific Haddix.
I do not know about you, but I do not have enough time to commit to another series!
I should probably be reading grown up books now that it is summer, but this one totally hooked me in! I can't wait to read the rest of the series, and recommend it to some kiddos next year. :)
This was a another intriguing series from this author. this time children of past history go missing in a race against time. This author does an amazing job building up the suspense and we are eager to find out why the kids are in this timeline. My only complaint is that the author spends too much time trying to unravel the mystery and not enough time revealing the pieces. Hopefully in the next book things will come together more clearly.
There are currently three books in The Missing series: (1) Found; (2) Sent; and (3) Sabotaged. I was first introduced to this particular series (and this author) when Found showed up on the Division II (Grades 5-7) nominees for the 2010-11 Maud Hart Lovelace Award.
I try to read all the Lovelace nominees in both divisions so I can speak knowledgeably about them and help students when they are selecting one for their own reading pleasure. For me, Found was a lightning-fast read. I was hooked from the first pages. It reads like a thriller novel in its pace and intensity. It actually falls under the science fiction/fantasy genre.
The story line deals with thirteen-year-old Jonah who receives frightening warnings in the mail. As he tries to discover the origin of these messages he finds other kids who have received the same messages. In a breathtaking narrative, Jonah uncovers a kidnapping conspiracy that began far in the past and stretches far into the future, with himself and the other children at its center.
At the conclusion of Found the children have discovered they are famous “lost children” from history. JB, a time traveler from the future is determined to restore history to its original path by returning all the “lost children” to their original histories. Gary and Hodge, the original kidnappers from the future persist in their efforts to restore their original moneymaking scheme. Jonah and many of the others are appalled to think they will be forced to leave the only homes and families they have known to appease either JB OR Gary and Hodge.
A bargain is struck between JB and Jonah that Jonah will travel back in time with each lost child, help repair any damage done to history, and return to the 21st century with the “real” child where he/she can continue living the life they have known for 13 years.
The ensuing books in the series are instances of Jonah (and his sister Katherine–who is NOT a lost child) traveling into history to accomplish the mission they agreed upon with JB at the end of Found. Sent takes them to the 15th century and the tale of two young princes. Sabotaged involves the Roanoke Colony in the late 16th century in the United States (before it was the United States) and Virginia Dare, the first English colonist born in America.
While Sent is engaging, Sabotaged adds an additional wrinkle–another player in the time travel game. A mysterious individual calling himself “Second” is attempting to thwart JB’s vision of restoring history. Stranded in the 16th century–unsure exactly when–Jonah and Katherine must determine which actions will restore history and which will irrevocably change it. And the answers to these dilemmas are not what either of them expect.
I recommend this series primarily for older readers (5th grade and up) because it does deal with time travel and time paradox (i.e.) what if you do something in the past that causes your personal history or global history to be altered significantly? Personally, I struggle to wrap my mind around the whole time travel, other dimensions theories. I find it fascinating, but I am sometimes confused. I think Haddix does a great job of explaining the time theories in accessible language and content, but I think the reader needs to begin with a certain ability for abstract thinking that often develops a little later in reading comprehension for children. As always, each reader is an individual; there are many 9 year olds who can out-think adults (myself included) in theoretical science.
I try to read all the Lovelace nominees in both divisions so I can speak knowledgeably about them and help students when they are selecting one for their own reading pleasure. For me, Found was a lightning-fast read. I was hooked from the first pages. It reads like a thriller novel in its pace and intensity. It actually falls under the science fiction/fantasy genre.
The story line deals with thirteen-year-old Jonah who receives frightening warnings in the mail. As he tries to discover the origin of these messages he finds other kids who have received the same messages. In a breathtaking narrative, Jonah uncovers a kidnapping conspiracy that began far in the past and stretches far into the future, with himself and the other children at its center.
At the conclusion of Found the children have discovered they are famous “lost children” from history. JB, a time traveler from the future is determined to restore history to its original path by returning all the “lost children” to their original histories. Gary and Hodge, the original kidnappers from the future persist in their efforts to restore their original moneymaking scheme. Jonah and many of the others are appalled to think they will be forced to leave the only homes and families they have known to appease either JB OR Gary and Hodge.
A bargain is struck between JB and Jonah that Jonah will travel back in time with each lost child, help repair any damage done to history, and return to the 21st century with the “real” child where he/she can continue living the life they have known for 13 years.
The ensuing books in the series are instances of Jonah (and his sister Katherine–who is NOT a lost child) traveling into history to accomplish the mission they agreed upon with JB at the end of Found. Sent takes them to the 15th century and the tale of two young princes. Sabotaged involves the Roanoke Colony in the late 16th century in the United States (before it was the United States) and Virginia Dare, the first English colonist born in America.
While Sent is engaging, Sabotaged adds an additional wrinkle–another player in the time travel game. A mysterious individual calling himself “Second” is attempting to thwart JB’s vision of restoring history. Stranded in the 16th century–unsure exactly when–Jonah and Katherine must determine which actions will restore history and which will irrevocably change it. And the answers to these dilemmas are not what either of them expect.
I recommend this series primarily for older readers (5th grade and up) because it does deal with time travel and time paradox (i.e.) what if you do something in the past that causes your personal history or global history to be altered significantly? Personally, I struggle to wrap my mind around the whole time travel, other dimensions theories. I find it fascinating, but I am sometimes confused. I think Haddix does a great job of explaining the time theories in accessible language and content, but I think the reader needs to begin with a certain ability for abstract thinking that often develops a little later in reading comprehension for children. As always, each reader is an individual; there are many 9 year olds who can out-think adults (myself included) in theoretical science.
A plane appears out of nowhere and contains no pilot, no crew, only 36 infants. Flash forward 12 years and middle schoolers Jonah and Chip are researching their own adoption history only to be met with FBI connections, secret files, and possible time travel.
I first read this book as an ARC when I was a kid and it FASCINATED me. Re-reading as an adult, it's still a wonderfully compelling sci-fi thriller. [a:Margaret Peterson Haddix|14617|Margaret Peterson Haddix|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1309842407p2/14617.jpg] is one of my favorite middle grade/YA authors because her books capture much of the essence so many of us love about adult thrillers, while still being appropriate and relatable for kids.
I read this book aloud on my YouTube channel for my students if you want to hear it!
I first read this book as an ARC when I was a kid and it FASCINATED me. Re-reading as an adult, it's still a wonderfully compelling sci-fi thriller. [a:Margaret Peterson Haddix|14617|Margaret Peterson Haddix|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1309842407p2/14617.jpg] is one of my favorite middle grade/YA authors because her books capture much of the essence so many of us love about adult thrillers, while still being appropriate and relatable for kids.
I read this book aloud on my YouTube channel for my students if you want to hear it!