Among the Hidden (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689817007)

Luke has never been to school. He's never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend's house for an overnight. In fact, Luke has never had a friend.

Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child forbidden by the Population Police. He's lived his entire life in hiding, and now, with a new housing development replacing the woods next to his family's farm, he is no longer even allowed to go outside.

Then, one day Luke sees a girl's face in the window of a house where he knows two other children already live. Finally, he's met a shadow child like himself. Jen is willing to risk everything to come out of the shadows--does Luke dare to become involved in her dangerous plan? Can he afford not to?

Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix
ISBN-10: 0689817002
ISBN-13: 9780689817007
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 09/01/1998
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 8.36h x 6.00w x 0.73d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 29501 / Among the Hidden

Award: Golden Sower Award - Honor Book
Award: Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Winner
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Winner
Award: Iowa Teen Award - Nominee
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Nominee
Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/31/1998 pg. 76
School Library Journal 09/01/1998 pg. 203
Kirkus Review - Children 07/15/1998 pg. 1035
ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/1999 pg. 1300
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1998 pg. 67 - Recommended, Satisfactory
ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's 01/01/2000 pg. 1361
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1999 pg. 67 - Recommended, Satisfactory