Do you like a story that keeps you guessing? Then you need to take a look at the books by Margaret Peterson Haddix. You may already be familiar with the Shadow Children series that begins with Among the Hidden. The suspense in that book was always wondering if Luke would get caught by the Population Police as a third child. This science fiction story that takes place in the near future deals with a society with dwindling resources so families are only allowed to have two children. Luke is a third child and is considered illegal. This book which was a Rebecca Caudill nominee lead to six sequels: Among the Imposters, Among the Betrayed, Among the Barons, Among the Brave, Among the Enemy, and Among the Free. I enjoyed the books where Luke was a character better than those where he did not appear, but all of these books kept that element of suspense wondering whether Luke or his friends would be found out. In the final book when the Population Police are overthrown, there is the suspense of wondering what kind of society will take the place of the Shadow Children one. An earlier book by Margaret Haddix is Running Out of Time. Another Rebecca Caudill nomi
nee, this book looked like it took place in the 1840s. However it was a science experiment where families of the 1990s lived in a protected community made to look like the 1840s. A major disagreement arose when a diphtheria epidemic breaks out and the scientists running the project will not allow 1990's medicine be used to stop the epidemic. Only young Jessie can save the people of the experiment by escaping and finding the necessary medicine in the world of the 1990s that she never knew existed.
nee, this book looked like it took place in the 1840s. However it was a science experiment where families of the 1990s lived in a protected community made to look like the 1840s. A major disagreement arose when a diphtheria epidemic breaks out and the scientists running the project will not allow 1990's medicine be used to stop the epidemic. Only young Jessie can save the people of the experiment by escaping and finding the necessary medicine in the world of the 1990s that she never knew existed.In my s
chool-year blog What's New on the Book Shelves I wrote about 2 other Haddix books - Double Identity and The House on the Gulf - both of which will keep you guessing about what is really going on. Two other Haddix books in the IMC collection are
Just Ella, a twist on the Cinderella story, and Take-offs and Landings, about two children reconnecting with their mother while flying around the country on a two-week speaking tour. In the fall you can look forward to Escape from Memory, about a girl who reveals another life under hypnosis, as one of our new books. For a complete list of books by Margaret Peterson Haddix, consult Novelist on the IMC webpage. If you have forgotten the ID and password, just e-mail me and I'll send it to you.
chool-year blog What's New on the Book Shelves I wrote about 2 other Haddix books - Double Identity and The House on the Gulf - both of which will keep you guessing about what is really going on. Two other Haddix books in the IMC collection are
Just Ella, a twist on the Cinderella story, and Take-offs and Landings, about two children reconnecting with their mother while flying around the country on a two-week speaking tour. In the fall you can look forward to Escape from Memory, about a girl who reveals another life under hypnosis, as one of our new books. For a complete list of books by Margaret Peterson Haddix, consult Novelist on the IMC webpage. If you have forgotten the ID and password, just e-mail me and I'll send it to you.
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