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lehudelson's review against another edition
4.0
I read this in 3rd grade and just remembered it so I reread it. Looks like the radicalization started young
emwil13's review against another edition
4.0
This book has so much suspense I couldn't put it down, I read it all in one sitting. I recommend it to anyone.
tinafish328's review against another edition
4.0
It was our class's read-aloud. Kept the 6th graders' attention!
badseedgirl's review against another edition
1.0
The Boy was in middle school when he read this book, and he loved it. He did not stop talking about this series the entire time he was reading. Since he was never what you would call a reader, I filed this away as to read, and them promptly forgot about it, until I was on the digital library and I stumbled upon it. It was available so I took it out.
Maybe if I was a pre-teen I would find this story interesting, but I just found this story annoying. I'm sure I'm supposed to see this as a story about a young man who fights an unjust system. But what I read, was a story about two sets of the most self-centered parents to grace a book since [book:Mommie Dearest|374671]. Because their parent were unwilling/ or unable to stop making the "beast with two backs" Jen and Luke had to spend their ENTIRE LIVES in hiding. Did their parents take the risk onto themselves, by protesting or other forms of civil disobedience, (well I guess they did have sex, but that hardly counts!!) No! They made their children pay the penalty by locking their children away. At the beginning of the Book, Luke had never seen another human up close except his family!!
I was not impressed by this book and will not be reading anymore in this series. Even with MY OCD, I do not feel compelled to go any further with "The Shadow Children."
Maybe if I was a pre-teen I would find this story interesting, but I just found this story annoying. I'm sure I'm supposed to see this as a story about a young man who fights an unjust system. But what I read, was a story about two sets of the most self-centered parents to grace a book since [book:Mommie Dearest|374671]. Because their parent were unwilling/ or unable to stop making the "beast with two backs" Jen and Luke had to spend their ENTIRE LIVES in hiding. Did their parents take the risk onto themselves, by protesting or other forms of civil disobedience, (well I guess they did have sex, but that hardly counts!!) No! They made their children pay the penalty by locking their children away. At the beginning of the Book, Luke had never seen another human up close except his family!!
I was not impressed by this book and will not be reading anymore in this series. Even with MY OCD, I do not feel compelled to go any further with "The Shadow Children."
alidottie's review against another edition
4.0
4 & a half stars.
My 12 yr old niece highly recommended this book and it did not disappoint. I
This is book one in a 7 book series that if they continue as this one did, I'm sure many older children/preteens will enjoy.
My 12 yr old niece highly recommended this book and it did not disappoint. I
This is book one in a 7 book series that if they continue as this one did, I'm sure many older children/preteens will enjoy.
stephxsu's review against another edition
5.0
After the Government purchases the woods behind the Garners’ house from them to build mansions, twelve-year-old Luke is forced to remain inside and away from windows. He looks on with envy as his older brothers complain about going to school and perform outdoor chores on the Garners’ farm, and yet he mustn’t complain, because they are keeping him hidden for his own safety.
Luke Garner is a third child, one of the Shadow Children, illegal under the Population Law. To the rest of the world except his immediate family, he doesn’t exist. His world is his family’s farm, and, after the taking away of their forest, his house.
Then one day, in the window of one of the mansions in his backyard, he spies the face of a young girl in a house he knows already has two children. Luke soon strikes up a friendship with Jenny, another illegal third child.
Unlike Luke, however, Jenny is full of strength and ideas. She plans to gather a group of Shadow Children, found from their online chat board, and march to the White House. She invites Luke along, but he is afraid. Does he choose to stand up for his own rights or to save himself for perhaps a better future?
AMONG THE HIDDEN marks the beginning of a startling new series by acclaimed author Margeret Peterson Haddix. Anyone who enjoys dystopian books should pick up this one.
Luke Garner is a third child, one of the Shadow Children, illegal under the Population Law. To the rest of the world except his immediate family, he doesn’t exist. His world is his family’s farm, and, after the taking away of their forest, his house.
Then one day, in the window of one of the mansions in his backyard, he spies the face of a young girl in a house he knows already has two children. Luke soon strikes up a friendship with Jenny, another illegal third child.
Unlike Luke, however, Jenny is full of strength and ideas. She plans to gather a group of Shadow Children, found from their online chat board, and march to the White House. She invites Luke along, but he is afraid. Does he choose to stand up for his own rights or to save himself for perhaps a better future?
AMONG THE HIDDEN marks the beginning of a startling new series by acclaimed author Margeret Peterson Haddix. Anyone who enjoys dystopian books should pick up this one.
boneman1357's review against another edition
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
gol_dmarie's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5