Among the Free (Shadow Children, Book 7)
by Margaret Peterson Haddixpublished
2006
by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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Hardcover, 208 pages
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0689857985
(isbn13: 9780689857980)
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"Enough games," the man said, raising the gun yet again. "And enough of the Population Police, I say."
This time he cocked the gun and aimed carefully.<...more
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Read in September, 2007
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this book is a giant rollarcoster ride from beging to end.this is the last book in the shawdow childern serises. this book u just wait for lukes escape but one Q. will we get caught.
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Read in September, 2008
I really loved this series. The storyline is compelling, and the characters are well-though out. This, the final volume, returns us to the original character, Luke, and continues his story. It shows us a great example of how the little things we do can make an impact on something big- and how there are not-so little things we can do influence others around us, also.
I was struck by the contrast between the examples of the courage shown by a few characters in the story and the examples of pas...more
I was struck by the contrast between the examples of the courage shown by a few characters in the story and the examples of pas...more
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Read in January, 2008
This was a good ending to a wonderful story. While I found this final book in the series to be a bit anti-climatic of an ending as far as the action went, it was quite good as far as the philosophical angle. Very thought provoking. Just how easy would it be to manipulate a society into turning their hatred to a group of children who were not supposed to exist, after years of starvation and hardship. The fact that the new 'government' was so easily able to manipulate society as a whole was quite ...more
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Read in May, 2008
Finally I was able to get the seventh book from the library. It was great. We learned all throughout this series that living in inhumane conditions does not mean you have to lose your humanity. Luke is hidden his entire life, then forced to confront the worst in both society and humanity, and he is able to do so without compromising his values or becoming like his persecutors. This final volume had a lot of red herrings - we are lead to believe all will be well several times before everything re...more
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Read in May, 2007
This is the concluding book in Haddix's wonderful "Among the Hidden - Shadow Children" series. It doesn't seem to pack the same punch as the previous ones - the suspense is minimal and plot movements seem a bit contrived (for the first time!). I have a sense that her "realized" dystopia sort of fell apart in this novel. In the earlier novels, the world of hidden children and the society she created were realistic within the context of the novel and suggested a modern sort ...more
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The Shadow Children series was great, so I am hoping the the last book of the series will answer all my questions. The cover looks pretty good though so I am betting that it will be a great book. But I still that the 1st book and the 4th books are the best.
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Read in August, 2008
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This book was everthing (and more!) I expected the final book of one of my favorite series The Shadow Children to be! I loved this book and every book behind it in the series! Even though they are rather short they are well worth reading! I finished this book the night I bought it and stayed up until two in the morning just to do so. It was a suspensful edge of your seat book until you turn the last page. My baby sister commented on how I looked happy and sad and mad at certain parts before she ...more
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Read in May, 2008
Luke, another illegal third child, who risked his life to try to get the Population Police, who against third born children, to suffer them. He got an fake ID, so that he can be out of his house and finding ways to make the Population Police allow third born children. The hungry people finally overthrow the Population Police. But the one whos in charge is even worse then having the Population Police. However Luke get out his courage to talk to the world about that guy who wants to be the leade...more
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This series is so awesome!!! Here's some stuff about it. There is a law that you can only have two children. A boy named Luke is a third child
and he hides his whole life. Until he sees a person one day in a yard of one of the new mansions by his house after everyone was gone. Its another third child!!!
and he hides his whole life. Until he sees a person one day in a yard of one of the new mansions by his house after everyone was gone. Its another third child!!!
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I know I should like this book because it's the epic conclusion to the series, but it just didn't work out that way... it was boring overall. And what the? No Trey, Nina, or Matthias? What was Haddix thinking? This book was pretty... horrid. Read it if you dare.
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