Haddix has readers from the first page yet again in the second book of The Shadow Children series, The Imposters. Sometimes families aren’t always the people appear to be. While attending the boarding school Luke meets the family that donated him the name that enabled him to leave home. This type of arrangement is what allows Luke to finally be able to leave his family’s farmhouse and go to a boarding school. The parents of deceased children, if the death was kept a secret, would loan their deceased child’s identity to a third child. After Luke discovers the new neighbors, one of which is a Population Police officer, have a shadow child of their own he starts realizing he might have to consider venturing down the path of trying to live a life not in hiding. Luke’s family are all terrified of the Population Police and they will do anything to keep Luke hidden.
Hence, Luke, being a third child, is an illegal. These special police have deemed it illegal for couples to have more than two children. Luke must hide from the Population Police. The first book in The Shadow Children series, Among the Hidden, begins the tale of Luke Garner and his struggle with being an illegal child that must remain hidden from the world.
Shadow children among the hidden movie free#
Should he remain hidden in the shadows living out his life in solitude and loneliness, never knowing what it feels like to be truly free, to have and exercise his own free will? Or, should he go along with Jen and her plan to leave the shadows and live a life free? Among the Hidden Jen’s rebellious plans to put herself out in the open and taunt the Population Police create a struggle for Luke within himself. She is also an illegal shadow child and Jen has big ideas. Then, one day everything changes for Luke when he finds another illegal child. As new houses begin going in next to the farm and the woods begin disappearing Luke is now contained solely in the family farmhouse. Until 12 years of age Luke has been given a tiny amount of freedom in being allowed outside of his family’s farmhouse to roam the grounds and surrounding woods. He hasn’t been to school, he hasn’t ever had birthday parties, never had a sleepover with a friend, but then again Luke hasn’t ever had any friends. Luke has never had the things and events in his life that so many children and families take for granted. Luke, even though he is only 12 years old has probably lived more life than most adults ever will, or than they can even imagine. Through this chain of thought she developed the character Luke Garner, the main character for The Shadow Children series. This boy had spent his whole life in hiding simply because he had been born in a country that had laws against having too many children. She imagined not only how it might be for the adults but also for the children. Haddix started to imagine how different life might be if she and her family lived in a society that had a policy similar to China’s. Eventually China’s One-Child Policy came up in conversation. Over time they began to explore and discuss the global ramifications, impacts and policies of having children in different countries around the world. When their first-born, a little girl, was about 3 years old and their second child, a boy, was around 21 months old, like so many couples, Haddix and her husband began discussing the possibility of a third child. She and her husband always knew they wanted to have kids but they were never quite certain what number of children was the right number for them and their family.
Shadow children among the hidden movie series#
Of all the reasons to write a book, or series of books, intended for entertainment purposes, the reason Margaret Haddix wrote the series The Shadow Children must be one of the most profound ever.
0 kommentar(er)
