Extra Credit: Among the Hidden
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- Among the Hidden
- Daniel Luka Among the HiddenBy: Margaret Peterson Haddix
- Chapter 1
- Luke asks his parents why they are selling their forest. Luke's parents say that its because the government wants it and you can't say no to the government. Luke realizes that this will be the last time he will be outside.
- I will never be allowed outside again. Maybe never again as long as I live.
- Chapter 2
- Luke realizes by his 6th birthday that he will never go outside again. Luke's mom told him that the population law was very new when she was pregnant with him. Luke's mom thought it would end by the time Luke was born.
- I want to know why I am different I want to know why I have to hide
- The Population Law hadn’t been around long, then, and I had always wanted lots of kids. Before, I mean. Getting pregnant with you was like—a miracle.
- Chapter 3
- Luke usually plays with his toy train. Mark later bangs on Luke's door pretending to be the population police but Luke knows this trick and doesn't fall for it. Luke sees light peeking out of a vent and he starts too look through it and sees workers.
- Chapter 4
- You can’t do this—it’s not fair
- Luke eats at the bottom of the stairs. He does not enjoy eating at the stairs at all. He is very sad to see his family eating without him.
- Chapter 5
- The family receives a letter from the government, it looks different from the bills and letters they usually receive. Government forcing family has to sell their hogs. The family next to them can't stand the smell the of hogs, therefore they have to cell their hogs. Luke's family will have to get rid of the hogs permanently
- They’re going to make us get rid of our hogs
- government
- Chapter 6
- At dinner, dad brings in a tax bill from the government. They need to pay a lot more taxes. Luke's mom decided to get a job at a factory. Luke is very sad because he will have no one too talk too. Luke does not say this because then people will think he is selfish.
- You can’t go to work, “Who will—”
- I got my work permit today, The factory’s hiring. If I get on there, I can maybe get an advance on my paycheck.”
- Chapter 7
- One, two ..
- Chapter 8
- ?????
- You stay hidden
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Do I dare?
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Population Police
- Oh, yeah? Who are you to stop them
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- Luke sees a wealthy family called the Barons. Luke dreams of sneaking into a one child home and living as their second child. Dad then comes home for lunch and Luke goes to the bottom of the stairs to eat his sandwich.
- Luke decides to do some house work. For example, cleaning and cooking. He enjoys the work, despite knowing his brothers would laugh at him. His dad comes home from work early and screams at him to stay hidden because he worried someone would sees him. He views windows in the empty house next door and suddenly sees a child in a window.
- Luke continues to watch a house next door. For a few days he sees nothing but then he sees that blinds moved in an upstairs window. On the very hot day, Luke catches some movement and he can see the televisions et. Now he is sure that someone is hiding there,
- Luke creates a plan to go into the sports family's house. Luke becomes super nervous because he is scared he can get caught by the population police. He later finds the courage to commit to his plan and sneaks out of his house.
- Luke arrives at the sports family's house. He suddenly realizes that the door is locked and starts to panic. He plays with the lock a little bit and eventually gets in the Sports Family's house.
- The neighbors' house is much nicer an cleaner and more modern that his own. He sees a girl around his age using a computer. Luke gets captured by a girl. The girl says that security was on the way to capture him. Luke then quicky said that he is from population police. The girl then lets him go.
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