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Found is the first book in The Missing series by New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix. This time-travel thriller, published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers in 2008, follows Jonah Skidmore and his best friend Chip Winston as they try to stay one step ahead of time and figure out where (or when) they came from.
Brief Synopsis. Plot Overview. "Found" is set in the picturesque town of Shadow Lake, where Levi Harris, the protagonist, struggles to come to terms with his supernatural ability to find missing people.
Margaret Peterson Haddix. Thirteen-year-old Jonah has always known that he was adopted, and he's never thought it was any big deal. Then he and a new friend, Chip, who's also adopted, begin receiving mysterious letters. The first one says, "You are one of the missing." The second one says, "Beware!
Plot Summary Thirteen-year-old Jonah Skidmore, who was adopted as a baby, lives with his mother, father and his 11-year-old sister, Katherine. One day Jonah receives an anonymous letter in the mail telling him that he is one of “the missing.”
Chapter 4 Summary. Chip becomes obsessed with understanding his adoption. He and Jonah break into a locked safe in Chip’s basement. Chip wants to find his birth certificate because he’s convinced it will “tell him everything he needed to know” (36).
The Missing is a series of fictional young-adult novels written by Margaret Peterson Haddix. It tells the story of famous children from history stolen by futuristic time travelers from their place in time and accidentally sent to the 21st century as babies.
Thirteen-year-old Jonah has always known that he was adopted, and he’s never thought it was any big deal. Then he and a new friend, Chip, who’s also adopted, begin receiving mysterious letters. The first one says, “You are one of the missing.” The second one says, “Beware! They’re coming back to get you.”
Found is the exciting first book in master storyteller Margaret Peterson Haddix’s The Missing series. Haddix delivers an action-packed story where she weaves high-tech science into an exciting plot. The reader will feel as if they are on the adventure with Jonah, Chip, and Katherine.
Character Analysis. Jonah Skidmore. Jonah is the novel’s protagonist and one of the missing children from the mysterious plane in the prologue. Jonah has always known he is adopted and has an unconcerned attitude about this fact. His easygoing nature extends to matters other than his adoption.
Jonah, Chip, and Jonah's sister, Katherine, are plunged into a mystery that involves the FBI, a vast smuggling operation, an airplane that appeared out of nowhere -- and people who seem...