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 Among the Hidden  Margaret Peterson Haddix

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Were you born after two children? Can you imagine being illegal? Well can, in "Among the hidden" by Margret Haddix a boy named Luke has to worry about a lot of things. Mainly will the population police find me? I enjoyed this book because it never got boring it kept pulling me in. But this book is upsetting because of what happens and the laws that the government made.

Among the hidden is a science fiction book about the south. There is a famine and the government makes a law where there can only be four people can be in a family. Luke is the third child and that makes five so Luke has to hide. There used to be a woods in his back yard so he could go out side but now the governments building houses and taking down the woods. Luke now has to be more careful and he cant go near windows, he cant play on the computer or watch tv. He cant go to school and he no one but his family knows hes alive. One day Luke discovers another shadow child names Jen in the Baron houses. ( the rich people who live in the houses where the woods were)

I like the authors style in writing. It flows and its unique. It is very serious and i kind of like it. It shows a lot of emotions and about the characters thoughts. It makles you think about what would could next in the end of each chapter. The chapters always left with cliff hangers. The auther shows the emotions clearly and you can picture everything that happens. this book is really well detailed and discripted. This is one of my favorite books and i have read a lot of books and this is always one i can depend on.

The main characters are Luke, Matthew, Mark, Jen, Jen's dad, and Luke's parents Edna his mom and harlan his dad.

Luke: Is the main character. The shadow child who has to be very sneaky. He is very lonley most of the time and when they have to stop growing pigs his mom has to get a job so he's left home most of the day. Luke has brownish hair and he's not too tall.

Matthew: Is one of Lukes older brothers. He's the oldest and he has brown hair. He is tall and is nice to Luke. He's is very active and is normaly at school, doing activities, or hanging out with his girlfriend.

Mark: Lukes other older brother is mean to Luke. He looks like Matthew and is very active. He can sometimes be nice to Luke but Luke just gets annoyed because he thinks its a trick.

Jen: Is the shadow child that Luke discovers who lives next door. She sets up a pep rally and invites Luke but he doesn't go. There is a tragic accident that changes everything in Lukes life.

Jens Dad: He isn't in the book that much but plays a big part. He works for the population police and saves Luke.

Edna(Lukes mom): Lukes mom actually kept him alive. His dad never thought it was a good idea. She is very loving and emotional. She is nice and you can tell she really cares for Luke.

Harlan(Lukes dad): He is very strict and afarid of the population police. He is harsh and Luke thinks he doesn't like him that much. Luke trys to help with things but gets in trouble by his dad. He gets mad at the slightest things and is a little too over protective.

The setting is a little different there then it is now. Some things are more high technology but some are lower in technology. In the rich peoples houses it really high tech, well at least in Jens house. In Lukes house its not as high tech. I can picture the books setting really well because the discription. It is very detailed and when i was reading it I felt as if i was watching it as a movie, not a book. I really like these kinds of books because then you can tell they're interesting not boring .

The plot is Luke being a third child. He has to be hidden. He hates it and doesn't really understand why. Once he meets Jen he gets happy. But when she tells him about a thousend shadow children showing up in a pep rally he backs down. He wants to go but knows it is too dangerous.He stays home and sure enough when he trys to get ahold of Jen in the next week he can't. He has to see her and can't wait. He goes over to her house and discovers out something terrible has happen and he needs to get far away from home and fast.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">I think someone would read this book for excitment. Also its a quick read that keepps you hooked the whole time. You never get bored. Its a fun interesting book. I hope a lot of people read and enjoy this book. I really think this is a good book for like 5th graders and up. I think thats the age you would understand this the most.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">In conclusion I think this books is a good book for a lot of people to read and enjoy. I would recommend this book to all the 7th graders at Highland that like pretty much any subject. This is perfect for people who like a good mixture of reality and a bit of a unusual topic. Among the hidden is a unique, great, and detailed book.