Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Among the Brave
    Among the Brave
    Among the Brave
    Ebook214 pages3 hours

    Among the Brave

    By Margaret Peterson Haddix

    4/5

    ()

    Switch to audiobook
    Read preview

    About this ebook

    In the aftermath of a crisis that threatens the safety of all shadow children -- illegal third-borns in a society that allows only two children per family -- Trey's friends expect him to take charge -- a function he doesn't want or think he can do.

    Trey's new role leads him to travel with Luke Garner's brother, Mark, to Population Police headquarters. There he impersonates an officer to try to rescue Luke, who has been taken prisoner. The nonstop adventure puts all three boys in danger and risks exposing the underground movement to help all shadow children.

    In this, the fifth book in the Shadow Children series, Margaret Peterson Haddix returns to the futuristic setting and compelling characters she created in Among the Hidden. With an adrenaline-fueled plot and surprising twists, Haddix has again crafted a story that is suspenseful until the last page.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
    Release dateMay 11, 2010
    ISBN9781439106709
    Author

    Margaret Peterson Haddix

    Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up on a farm in Ohio. As a kid, she knew two girls who had the exact same first, middle, and last names and shared the same birthday—only one year apart—and she always thought that was bizarre. As an adult, Haddix worked as a newspaper reporter and copy editor in Indiana before her first book, Running Out of Time, was published. She has since written more than forty books for kids and teens, including the Greystone Secrets series, the Shadow Children series, the Missing series, the Children of Exile series, and lots of stand-alones. Haddix and her husband, Doug, now live in Columbus, Ohio, where they raised their two kids. You can learn more about her at haddixbooks.com.

    Read more from Margaret Peterson Haddix

    Related to Among the Brave

    Titles in the series (7)

    View More
    View More

    Related ebooks

    Children's Action & Adventure For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Mr. Rain Jacket

      May 20, 2019

      Mr. Rain Jacket
      10 min read

    • Article

      How Prison Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Neo-Nazi

      Aug 7, 2020

      We grew up listening to Tupac, smoking blunts and emulating Black people. Behind bars, our past was a dangerous secret.

      5 min read

    • Article

      The Ferris wheel

      Jan 16, 2022

      The Ferris wheel
      4 min read

    • Article

      UNDER the INFLUENCE

      Sep 21, 2022

      UNDER the INFLUENCE
      2 min read

    • Article

      How Wrong I Was…

      Aug 17, 2023

      How Wrong I Was…
      6 min read

    • Article

      Beyond Rose Street

      Nov 10, 2021

      “Don’t tell anyone what happened to Tyler.” I stop running just long enough to turn, hoping for more instructions, but Leyton is already sprinting up his porch steps and through his front door. “Should we—” He slams the door behind him. Even from whe

      20 min read

    • Article

      Now I know GRIEF LASTS FOREVER

      Jul 25, 2023

      My brother Tim was larger than life. I know it’s a cliché, but he really was. He was tall with dark hair, a large grin and loud. Really quite loud. Funny, caring, always up for whatever life threw at him. Except for what happened one January evening,

      3 min read

    • Article

      AJ Tracey On Growing Up With Nothing, Finding Islam And Why He Thinks Stormzy Should Be PM

      Jul 2, 2021

      As far as Saturday nights go, this one can’t be typical for AJ Tracey. In the middle of the Cambridge Union debating chamber, he is sitting on a grandiose looking chair, looking out to a room full of eager students. College crests and pictures of Win

      7 min read

    • Article

      A Brief History of Violence

      Sep 10, 2020

      A Brief History of Violence
      8 min read

    • Article

      The Only Punishment

      Feb 10, 2022

      The floor of the room was white, but three of the walls and the ceiling were light blue. His own bland pajamas were light green. It was probably supposed to be calming, but it only angered Rats. He knew what this was—a fregging brainwashing facility,

      16 min read

    • Article

      My Word

      Jan 1, 2022

      My Word
      4 min read

    • Article

      How Long Does GRIEF LAST?

      Sep 23, 2021

      How Long Does GRIEF LAST?
      3 min read

    • Article

      The PORN STAR And The PRESIDENT

      May 17, 2023

      Stormy Daniels lights a cigarette and takes a sip of Coca-Cola. The former porn star turned director is sitting on the back patio of her house in the US countryside. It’s early April and Daniels has again made headlines after Donald Trump was indicte

      7 min read

    • Article

      Tiffany Haddish

      Jan 7, 2022

      Tiffany Haddish
      2 min read

    • Article

      A Spirit Of Power

      Jan 24, 2020

      A Spirit Of Power
      6 min read

    • Article

      Cruel Means, Bitter Ends

      Nov 10, 2021

      “In order for this speech to mean anything to me, I’ll need to dispense with the usual demagoguery and, instead, make an attempt at honesty. With this in mind, there is one thing I have to make clear. I’m not in this race to serve your interests, but

      12 min read

    • Article

      CHRISSY in command

      Sep 3, 2020

      CHRISSY in command
      8 min read

    • Article

      Reading Corner

      Mar 4, 2024

      Reading Corner
      3 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Among the Brave

    4/5

    322 ratings12 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 5/5
      FROM AMAZON: As a third child in a society that allows only two children pre family, Luke was in hiding for the first twelve years of his life. Then he as given the freedom of an identity card of a Baron and was sent to a boarding school. But now, just when things are finally starting to go right. The real Baron's brother arrives at school and he finds himself caught in a web of lies.......
    • 4/5
      Book 4 in the series was a bit annoying, so it took me a while to get to this one (book 5). It was worth it! I read it in one 2.5 hour sitting while too caffeinated to sleep last night. The 1st person narration is from yet another Shadow Child's persective to the overall benefit of the whole series. Fast paced, the plot was not as ridiculous as Barons (book 4).

      This series is perfect for middle school students who love the fast-paced, non-stop action, every-short-chapter-ending-in-a-cliffhanger kind of novel. At the moment, I have 12 students hungrily fighting over my copies as they tear through this series, which says a lot!

      While I wouldn't recommend this to an adult for their own reading pleasure, I do advise parents and teachers of middle-school-aged children to get their kids into this one.

      Action-packed,sufficiently thought-provoking, "appropriate" series for your middle school classroom.
    • 4/5
      Trey is so awkward, you can't help but like him. I love seeing Trey grow so much throughout this book. And unlike Luke, his growth seems natural, not forced.
    • 5/5
      This is book 5 of the shadow children series. It is about a boy named Trey who risks his life many times to save his friends from the Population Police. After being left by a limo, crawling through air ducts in the enemies base, and almost being killed, he is ready for home. This book is very action packed.
    • 5/5
      In the aftermath of a crisis that threatens the safety of all shadow children — illegal third-borns in a society that allows only two children per family — Trey's friends expect him to take charge — a function he doesn't want or think he can do.Trey's new role leads him to travel with Luke Garner's brother, Mark, to Population Police headquarters. There he impersonates an officer to try to rescue Luke, who has been taken prisoner. The nonstop adventure puts all three boys in danger and risks exposing the underground movement to help all shadow children.In this, the fifth book in the Shadow Children series, Margaret Peterson Haddix returns to the futuristic setting and compelling characters she created in Among the Hidden. With an adrenaline-fueled plot and surprising twists, Haddix has again crafted a story that is suspenseful until the last page.
    • 5/5
      Awesome book in the series!
    • 5/5
      this is one of the best books ever
    • 5/5
      This book is about Trey and Mark trying to find Lee, Nina, John and Joel who captured by the Poulaction Police. Trey and Mark go through some diffuclties and serious pain. In the book, Mr. Talbot also gets captured by the poulaction police. if you want to know more READ IT!!!
    • 5/5
      I like this series (Shadow Children) because it is fun solving the mystery parts as I read. This is about Luke surviving. The police are after him and want to capture him. I think kids who are in grades six and seven, boys and girls, would like this book.
    • 5/5
      Can you be a coward, and still be brave? More Shadow Children excellance from MP Haddix!!
    • 5/5
      Trey suddenly finds that he is the only one of his friends to escape, and suddenly Luke’s brother, Mark, has decided to drag him along on a rescue mission. Trey is terrified, but through a tough rescue mission, he finds his own bravery and saves all his friends... and Mr. Talbot, too.
    • 4/5
      Trey must get his friends out of jail after the government is taken over by the population police.

    Book preview

    Among the Brave - Margaret Peterson Haddix

    <0abook_preview_excerpt.html[˒GVf`밷!m$EjH1BU%TYh<#t=}ɺ{df[3kFcw#z޾럚_7Ͼg4aͳoo||nZifn?4ic߬Gwq/ & Mi07]Uㆶ 3 .^놝)5SĸG8M774{ y sqoO~\{߯ynl'-_\omCϾ9r/6uet{ ЗصXI;D>:v&^pժ-FHww]VW60n9GN9`n(ፚg"P!2PvC mpYDR/)lƎt S3y4АfV ΙRD )MW*_VJ]|2ܾΚG$ɛ9 Y@K@uvC1|LRg@mm Mf@PaQf0 SnaG;J G57)lK!c&.'}[+M*G9wg6Ġn0 U/ş;= &0#.e0vÊGNm+őT@ i"  lff^{.HN9rXֳdr\!MIح"K++yt7>*i|L$PՑjR|ea7JzdGGXc0`VᔠpztJr;3bhe;ѧ}E%`[!@Ok^xm?{75 ǿe7IՆLmV& `5%升yXO_tqK_{ ?i!: w*i(-``tr,XAY҂2"h R,k V5h1Vy㌛a$2*ڰD#|Z^m  ߝk6'XNc,p e"_ aqp82^ijv&k'aW7 NLyFYA mWKˆy6(,%vD W΁Dڻ0i9ݴFziKBmvuF3?!8EA@g V  f̠l@Ggz5v 0E2Os|m%*2plQIDb켥VV߭gOI,aӝ&' +`K$ Zq{S LPm<7Y%\kGLIEvfQE³uL [XȮ +؅W0hք]P#ÇmCl=6NL/a1i`Hd( Mlmdt 76i3J;yq 9x;>*)xYYHKfUQz2o$w5!T #[4Ɍ;i.7h0cbP9+B}Ώ$|PXv$Xc{lApncgTJ^l'A fea?*F_Ү a## )g8+dAo4 \{ 搄Wu1H=]ƫH>m6nFSDĝ4fI.9_f4nT>86lmk,ڼO?>m^}@#qVl`riFon^tAk\+z)ӆ7_7/Yron_Kƛ,o 8qT&Za X +.b+'-oFgOֈK!oB׊I |U#B!5߽Kd.3Z2 lS6INCBFtL-R1Kmbȥ*r: ճ!f2q S޾^lI dS@5@4ޥbN%& ^?8GWm6՗J/De&P,}Xز*<3ճk!.oC@.5Ry4> /|M,<rvF4e6Tvay=@Zk.AI5\oCR{+令G1""^P`l^a&<0_l{3)MK k-T#ZvͶO,Z;CLƚ?yݼBOǿOsQfXh?]V2Ǡ][48-JK-c-3R--62# [zjǬ%䕉(azP/LH4?ٕ3μh+Y{pd\j"s`*[dZ/'#X3m슋LG6*6 ;Y'W+_t>Vˊwz5k t*1mqKm:^0%*fÈ}BYubNִVr-eKLK}_pOl\Q/NY.sŎ\QlYuhMW'湌1sc*n2:2RCn$s~fr;NCM*s'\7e? Ǵ3Z4;|nڠ\.Y|in#g[A jW =`._biM3VRQ!~AFۉrOcQ[*&T&hrAD^W$t ?ڏlwFS0 očfr,;3*E3 1 fH2Ye?,j{xh|}nvwܜ<e36e :3a5lʫϬu ވΰ$Puj29 KpPw{V\ar#ϙʝ AtrYD^D$wkcxڼ5 r"d}`M(9[WXU6 9*yս<⫒O?ԯJHQ_D@(hFp`?Vf_O d{$="4S.cA6Qsgdw=(+*_MxYKØtykHU퉍B& X)1Ia^ZI\J8g uji&} ]@cq6!H_&㙳lԽC| I~\uab4+Fm:)LM$'fXfj0ZX@ИTпC}Kc|k2JՓ'u@¶wC|S٪[[Y^UMXUR: 7~ij.K5$l-݈艟'hz}.tm[1SdT4\䠷K5|xo,LԤH:.~_hVS{ ڸb]ڬQ1,9W|N(Rb.4>wR뽰b9L`#/z !m 7YT+9΅v+7{$Lv,>~}@@s|ӥ #=m2-1/&d,yEn@0)';#()̑ؑOε-5-B2L wt ?9ܙR=\lx5cJe̿to08̷>OTM$,=DEWJʗaմH+[sG4՞aX#b6HvVlb/eCUسgm.Ů]f# 0a&Qw2T10*֙G q_DK lJc?+m;
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1