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Contributor(s): Haddix, Margaret Peterson (Author), Nielsen, Cliff (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0689824750     ISBN-13: 9780689824753
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2000
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Annotation: SHADOW CHILDREN

Luke has never been to school. He's never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend's house for an overnight. In fact, Luke has never had a friend.

Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child forbidden by the Population Police. He's lived his entire life in hiding, and now, with a new housing development replacing the woods next to his family's farm, he is no longer even allowed to go outside.

Then, one day Luke sees a girl's face in the window of a house where he knows two other children already live. Finally, he's met a shadow child like himself. Jen is willing to risk everything to come out of the shadows -- does Luke dare to become involved in her dangerous plan? Can he afford not to?

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2012418676
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Lexile Measure: 800(Not Available)
Guided Reading: Z (Grade 7/8)
Series: Shadow Children Books
Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.15" W x 7.6" L (0.28 lbs) 160 pages
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Awards: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-8, 2002
Georgia Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's Book, 2001
Nutmeg Book Award, Winner, Grades 4-6, 2002
Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 4-8, 2001
California Young Reader Medal, Winner, Middle School, 2001
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/07/2000 pg. 87
ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's 01/01/2000 pg. 1361
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 29501
Reading Level: 4.8   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 5.0
 
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Publisher Description:
In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke, an illegal third child, has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm in this start to the Shadow Children series from Margar

Contributor Bio(s): Haddix, Margaret Peterson: - Margaret Peterson Haddix is the author of many critically and popularly acclaimed YA and middle grade novels, including the Children of Exile series, The Missing series, the Under Their Skin series, and the Shadow Children series. A graduate of Miami University (of Ohio), she worked for several years as a reporter for The Indianapolis News. She also taught at the Danville (Illinois) Area Community College. She lives with her family in Columbus, Ohio. Visit her at HaddixBooks.com.
 
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