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Shadow Children is a series of seven books by Margaret Peterson Haddix about a dystopian country which suffers food shortages due to a drought [1] and the effects of the government's totalitarian attempts to control resources as a way to solidify its power. [2]
The Yarnys follow the children through a small park, and the adults take the form of dark shadows with red sparks that disintegrate the Yarnys on touch. The Yarnys emerge in a sunny countryside setting in the midst of midsummer celebration, but as the children are mistreated by the intoxicated adults, the setting turns dark and threatening. The ...
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.
It is the third of seven novels in the Shadow Children series. [1] Unlike the first, it is not told from the viewpoint of Luke Garner, but instead from that of Nina Idi, the shadow child who was arrested with Jason Barstow at the end of Among the Impostors. Unlike Jason, who was a member of the Population Police, Nina is another third child who ...
Luke agrees, and learns that many of the shadow children in Jason's group are hall monitors at school, and that most of them – including a boy named Trey – are afraid of the outdoors. Jason gets Luke a list of the classes he should be attending, and Luke immediately throws himself into his studies.
Children born after the second child—referred to as "shadow children"—will be killed. Plot summary. Matthias, Percy, and Alia, ...
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Barbara (バーバラ, Bābara) is the Shadow of Barbie. As the leader of the Star Bearers she is in essence the head of the children house. She is able to produce an enormous amount of soot and is seen as an invaluable asset. However, since only children can produce soot for the house, her advancement into the adult house is constantly delayed.