num_pages: 153
description: SHADOW CHILDRENLuke 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?
language: English
title: Among the Hidden
titlecomplete: Among the Hidden (Shadow Children, #1)
characters: Jen, Luke Garner
genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Childrens, Teen, Dystopia, Young Adult, Middle Grade, School, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 122952
series: Shadow Children
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award
category: Grades 6-8, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Sunshine State Young Readers Award
category: Grades 6-8, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Junior High, awardedAt: 1514793600000
name: Bluestem Book Award
publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks