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//Among the Hidden// by Margaret Perterson Haddix
media type="custom" key="7802439" Can you imagine never being able to go outside or have no one know can know about you beside your family? Thats what it was like for Luke, the main character in //__Among the Hidden__// by Margaret Peterson Haddix, which was very interesting and I liked it very much.

The science theme in the book is that the government has a lot of rule over people and they are tough. It was a really serious book with barely any humor. I don't really think it was unique or unusual beside the fact that it was so serious because i don't read that many serious books. Although it was very serious it wasn't like a boring non-fiction book and I thought it got better as the book went on. Actually I really liked the ending and it was very exciting!

The main idea of the book is that there is this shadow kid named Luke. Luke has never really done anything outside of his house. One day Luke is looking out of the vents in his house to look outside and sees a face. He keeps a close watch on the house from that point on and finds even more evidence that there is someone there that is not in the legal, 2 child family. He has finally found another shadow child like him. But will her scary plans be to much for Luke?

The main character's name is Luke. Luke has never gone to school, never had a friend, and now that new houses are being built by Luke's house he is not even allowed to go outside! Luke is a 3rd child, or also known as a "shadow child". Third children are not allowed according to the population police and if they are discovered then the whole family will be killed. Luke is very nice but also very unhappy with his life and could you blame him? He wasn't allowed outside? Even though he was unhappy he didn't say anything because that would upset his mom. Another main character is Jen. She is another shadow child. She is very different from Luke. She has money, uses a telephone, and communicates with shadow children all over the world with the computer. Jen also takes a lot of risks which is very different from Luke.

The setting of the book was pretty well described because of all of the observing Luke did through the vents. Some parts of the setting were not really described but mentioned. I don't think some things were not well described because Luke hadn't been outside in so long that he forgot was it was like. It hints that it takes place in the future but is never clear on what year it is. The majority of the book takes place around Luke and Jen's house.

Someone would want to read this book because it is very interesting and has a few surprises. It had to do with the government at parts so if you like that kind of stuff this book would be good for you. I would also recommend this book to people who like books that have a ending that is happy and sad. One that is kind of in between.

Overall I really liked this book and would recommend it to almost anyone. It had a few surprises and usually kept me wanting to read more. It was also a quick read so it is good while waiting for another book. I Hope you enjoy the book!

Citation: Bookshelf, Bart's. // Among the Hidden //. Digital image. // Bart's Bookshelf //. Web. 3 Jan. 2011. .