Among the Hidden (Shadow Children Book 1)

I read this book back when I was in middle school so I decided to order it and re-read it. No regrets. It’s a very good book and even got me in my feels a bit 😭😂 Definitely very interesting and a fast read. Once I opened it and started on the first page, I didn’t want to put it down.

We have read this twice in my high school special ed classes. I like to think of it as a pre hHunger Games novel. Maybe between the time of the famine and when the districts went to war with the capitol. People are limited to two children, and if you're caught with any more, they're taken and executed. This is the story about one such "extra" child and his quest to be free and not have to hide. It's a great school age book, especially for science fiction or young adult fans.

I love this book series. It’s amazing. As a classroom teacher, I use this book in my reading grips. I enjoy teaching the kids using this imaginary world that they can all relate to and the price of the book is perfect. Many of us. Teachers have to purchase eight or 10 books for our small group instruction out of our own pocket so I really appreciate the price.

Great book! I read this with my class. However, I had to take out and omit some parts to the story because they weren’t totally appropriate. I didn’t love having to do that, but my class has no idea and loved the shocking end!

I've read a lot of other books by Margaret Peterson Haddix, including "Palace of Mirrors," "Double Identity," and "Under Their Skin," and they were all good. So I expected this to be good and it was. Her books are really suspenseful, and usually mysteries. This book is about 12 year old Luke, who lives in a time when the Population Police will only let people have 1 or 2 kids. He's a third child. He has stayed hidden his whole life, and even his aunts and grandparents don't know about him. He never complained because he's a really nice boy, but it all changes when he meets another third child, a 13 year old named Jen. He never really knew if there were other shadow children, or if he was the only one whose parents broke that law. It's so hard to picture a person who has literally never left their house, never been in a car, never met anyone outside his immediate family, never been to school, never had a birthday party, never watched tv, never been on a computer, never had a pet, never had a friend, and has never even played on the side of the house that faces the road. But that's Luke. It's a great book and I can hardly wait to get the rest of the series, my only struggle is wondering what I'll read until I can get the next one, lol. I'm a 13 year old girl and liked this book so I'd recommend it to anyone near that age boy or girl. If you like this book then you'll also like "Wake Up Missing" by Kate Messner or the other books by Margaret Peterson Haddix that I mentioned earlier. I hoped this helped you in any way :)

I loved it, very good story

One of my absolute favorite books! Started a book club with my 4th graders. Such a good book and series.

I purchased this book for my son to read as part of his summer reading requirements and ended up reading it myself as well! I really liked the storyline and the book kept my interest so much that I finished it the same day I started it. I planned to just do a run through to get a basic idea so I could check my son's book report but can honestly say I an anticipating reading the next in the series. This book offers many different conflicts to get you thinking of the different outcomes. My son is heading into 6th grade and really enjoyed the book also. It offers a great lesson to children about being grateful for what they have and realizing others may not have the same things we tend to take for granite. I recommend this to both children and adults to enjoy.

I first discovered this book when teaching Y7s in New Zealand and brought a copy back to the UK with me, read it to my old Y6 class who loved it and then to my current Y5s who got so into it many got it and the following books shipped in. Among the hidden is set in a political time when resources are supposedly so low that families are only allowed two children. Inevitably a race of hidden children develops. The story is based around a third child who knows he is different but it only the building of new houses at the back of his house that forces his family to hide him. hidden in his attic room he watches the comings and goings of the new families until one day he spots something at one of the houses. A must buy for any confident upper primary reader, Haddix books are great, check out running out of time.

Der Teaser war im Englischbuch meines Sohnes. Hat mich sofort angesprochen und zunächst wollte ich nur einen Band lesen. Jedoch möchte man sehr schnell wissen, wie es für die Kinder ausgeht und sofort alle Bände nachgekauft. Man bekommt eine Ahnung vom Leben in Angst und im Versteck, von Hoffnungslosigkeit und dem Willen zu überleben. Diktatur im Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten schien ja vor Trump ein Märchen zu sein. Wie nahe stand das Land vor dem Abgrund! Hier hätte man nachlesen können, wie es weitergeht, hätten die Trumpunterstützer das Kapitol tatsächlich gestürmt. Dabei ist das Buch schon viel länger auf dem Markt. Aber immer noch hochaktuell. Es ist für Leseanfänger empfohlen, jedoch halte ich das für deutlich untertrieben. Ich spreche C 1 und fand das Buch angemessen. Eine Rezensentin schrieb, dass jeder Band von einem anderen Kind handle. Dies ist falsch. Im Grunde fädelt sich die Geschichte um den Helden Luke, der nur in 2 Bänden nicht die Hauptrolle spielt. Die anderen Bände sind dazu da, weitere Schicksale staatlich ungewollter Kinder zu aufzuzeigen. Hier merkt man erst das Besondere an Luke, der lange eine Kindheit in relativer Freiheit genießen konnte. Im Gegensatz zu Kindern, die von Anfang an versteckt wurden und für ihr Leben gebrandmarkt sind. Spannend erzählt, logische Handlungen, politisch bildend. Eine glasklare Empfehlung auch für Erwachsene.

英語学習者の多読に適した読みやすい本です。シリーズ物で全7巻あるうちの１巻です。スリリングな展開で先が気になり読み進めてしまいます。主人公がどのように変わっていくのか楽しみです。

esta bien

Great book/series.