Among the Hidden

Among the Hidden
	Third edition cover
Author	Margaret Peterson Haddix
Cover artist	Cliff Nielsen
Country	United States of America
Series	Shadow Children
Subject	Young adult novel
Genre	Dystopian/Science Fiction
Publisher	Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Publication date	March 1, 1998
Media type	Print (hardcover and paperback)
Pages	160
ISBN	0-689-81700-2
OCLC	37588395
LC Class	PZ7.H1164 Am 1998
Followed by	Among the Impostors

Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix is a young adult novel published on September 1, 1998[1] and is the first book in the Shadow Children series.

The book tells the story of a fictional future in which drastic measures have been taken to quell overpopulation. In 2013, it was one of the ten most taught texts in United States' middle schools.[2]

Reception

Among the Hidden received many accolades:

1998, American Library Association, Best Books for Young Adults
2002, Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Grades 6-8[1]
2001, Sunshine State Young Readers Award for Grades 6-8[1]
2001, California Young Readers Medal for Middle School/Junior High[1]
2018, Bluestem Book Award Nominee[1]

References

"Among the Hidden (Shadow Children, #1)". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-03-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Shannahan, Timothy (October 2013). "Common Core in the Schools: A First Look at Reading Assignments" (PDF). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[:0-1] "Among the Hidden (Shadow Children, #1)". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-03-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] Shannahan, Timothy (October 2013). "Common Core in the Schools: A First Look at Reading Assignments" (PDF). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)