Margaret Peterson Haddix

Among the Hidden-review Haddixbooks.com states that Margaret Peterson Haddix love of reading came from her father who loved telling stories and reading to his daughter. Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix is a story about Luke, the son of a farmer, and Jen, the daughter of a baron on their chance encounter. Both of them are illegal in their society, for they were the third children born in their family. In their fight to rebel against the government, they have to stay hidden to…

by Margaret Peterson Haddix, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, and 2081, by Chandler Tuttle, there is a dystopian society with…

characters did not. Margaret Peterson Haddix wrote these characters into the story to show the effects of industrialization on the laborers of the time, how immigration played a part, and workers rights of that time.…

“You have to stand up for some things in this world.” Marjory Stoneman Douglas once said. In the science fiction book, Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix, Luke is a young boy called a shadow child, a third child forbidden by the government. Luke isn't allowed to go outside anymore because of the new big houses popping up, and the woods going down. One day he sees an unfamiliar face in one of the houses, and he is so eager to go over. So he goes over and takes a look and finds another…

“We believe in ordinary acts of bravery and courage that drives one person to stand up for another.” This quote by Ray Bradbury sums up all the protagonists in this essay. Montag in Fahrenheit 451, Tris in Divergent and Matthis in Among the Enemy all showed tremendous acts of bravery and courage. In all of these dystopias the ideology is to that the government controls everything,the people have no say. In Fahrenheit 451 the society is run in a dictatorship. The ideology is that books are…

Among the Hidden is the first series book out of seven books published by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Among the hidden is a fictional novel that was published in 1998, the book introduced Luke Garner as an illegal third child in a society that forbids third child per family. Luke role in the first series is to revolt against the government over the two children per family policy in the country. Luke is the perfect character to be chosen to represent a third child because Luke mother Edna Garner…

literature, only points where people can agree upon. Agreeing on literature, schools often provide lists where they recommend books off of it to students. Sadly, one remarkable book is not on that list. Palace of Mirrors, which was written by Margaret Peterson Haddix, is that book. Although the book may be an easy read, the book should be considered literature because of the different social class situations, it’s main character’s physiological growth and the thought provoking events. Because…

In Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix, the sudden change of residence from her loving and protective parents to her mysterious and enigmatic aunt induces an immense amount of fear and confusion in Bethany. Bethany Cole, a girl just under 13 years old, had always had parents that she thought were “overprotective,” but very loving. However, in the time leading up to Bethany’s 13th birthday, her parents begin to act strange. Her mother is always crying, and her father has a grim expression…

Have you ever worried about hiding from everyone around you? Probably not. Well the main character in the book Among the Hidden had to. Margaret Peterson Haddix, the author of the book, made the main character Luke, have a very unordinary life. Luke starts off by living a life of closed doors and no light. Luke is what is considered as a shadow child, which means that he has to hide from the population police so that him and his family don't get in trouble. To be considered a shadow child you…

Among the Brave ‘“Some of them looked like they really might kill someone for asking a question. Or maybe they thought they were about to be killed themselves”.(91) This quote is from the book Among the Brave by Margaret Peterson Haddix that takes place at the Garners house and the population police jail in the future. This book is in a sequel called the shadow children sequence. The Genre of this book is science fiction and the level is 5.1. I chose this book because the first book was…