Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Genre
· Young adult science fiction
Series
· This book is the 1st in a trilogy.
· “Sent” is the 2nd and “Sabotaged” is the 3rd.
Awards
· A Junior Library Guild premier selection, 2008
Movie
· This book has not been made into a movie, but it is in the process of being made into a movie
Recommendations
· I would recommend this book to both boys and girls ages 11-14. It has some parts of romance throughout the book and some action/adventure between the characters.
Chose book….
· I chose this book because I had read a book by the same author (Margaret Peterson Haddix) and I really enjoyed it so I thought this book would be really interesting, especially when I read the inside cover.
Characters
Setting
In a average neighborhood, present day Ohio. The weather is mostly sunny, since it is during the month of august and september. The characters seem to live in a middle class society.
Point of View
· This book was told from third person.
Summary
· Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix is about thirteen year-old Jonah who always knew he was adopted. After Chip, another thirteen year-old guy, moves into the neighborhood, he finds out he is adopted too. Soon, both boys start receiving mysterious letters telling them, “you are one of the missing”, and “beware! They’re coming back to get you”. After people start disappearing, Jonah, Chip, and Jonah’s sister, Katherine, are pulled into a mystery that involves the FBI, a smuggling operation, and an airplane that seems to have brought thirty-six babies out of nowhere. The kids soon discover they are caught between choosing what is right for everyone else and what they are being forced to do. Will Jonah and Chip be able to find a way to get out of this problem, when both alternatives are horrifying?
Background info
· Chip, Katherine, Jonah, and the other kids who were on the plane with them as babies, are locked in a cave with Angela, JB, Gary, and Mr. Harold.
Passage explanation
I chose this passage because this part of the story was thrilling and showed how the plot twisted after Gary, who everyone assumed was the good guy, turned into something no one ever wants to be.
Passage
Katherine lifted her head.
"I'm not Daniella McCarthy!" she screamed. She had tears in her eyes-being Tasered must truly hurt. "I lied! I'm not one of your missing kids from history. I'm just-his sister!" She pointed at Jonah. "You have to let me go! You have to let everyone go!"
"No. That can't be." Mr. Hodge glared at Gary and hopped toward him , pulling against the ropes. "I thought you said the handprints all matched."
"They did," Gary insisted.
"I didn't touch the rock," Katherine said. "I just pretended. So you can't zap me."
Gary looked at Mr. Hodge, who'd stopped hopping. They both shrugged.
"Oh, well," Gary said. "Thirty-five treasures, one mistake." He smirked at Katherine. "I'm sure we'll find someone who might be willing to take you."
"You can't do this!" JB screamed. "That's another violation of time!"
Gary raised the Elucidator, pointing it carefully again.
"What will you tell our parents?" Katherine demanded.
"Freak rock cave-in. Such tragedy," Gary said carelessly.
"Thirty-six children killed. And, sadly, the bodies will never be found."
Jonah thought about his parents losing both him and Katherine, all because Katherine had been so stubbornly loyal. It wasn't fair. It wasn't right. But what could he do? Gary had the Taser and the Elucidator. He had muscles in his arms thicker than Jonah's legs.
Jonah leaped at Gary anyway.
· Young adult science fiction
Series
· This book is the 1st in a trilogy.
· “Sent” is the 2nd and “Sabotaged” is the 3rd.
Awards
· A Junior Library Guild premier selection, 2008
Movie
· This book has not been made into a movie, but it is in the process of being made into a movie
Recommendations
· I would recommend this book to both boys and girls ages 11-14. It has some parts of romance throughout the book and some action/adventure between the characters.
Chose book….
· I chose this book because I had read a book by the same author (Margaret Peterson Haddix) and I really enjoyed it so I thought this book would be really interesting, especially when I read the inside cover.
Characters
- Jonah Skidmore - Thirteen-year-old Jonah Skidmore is adopted. He has a sister named Katherine and a best friend whose name is Chip.
- Katherine Skidmore - Jonah's twelve-year-old sister. She can be very stubborn at times, but loves Jonah and will do anything for him.
- Chip Winston (Charles Haddingford Winston III) - Thirteen-year-old Chip is adopted; however, he doesn't know it. He is Jonah's best friend and has a crush on Katherine.
Setting
In a average neighborhood, present day Ohio. The weather is mostly sunny, since it is during the month of august and september. The characters seem to live in a middle class society.
Point of View
· This book was told from third person.
Summary
· Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix is about thirteen year-old Jonah who always knew he was adopted. After Chip, another thirteen year-old guy, moves into the neighborhood, he finds out he is adopted too. Soon, both boys start receiving mysterious letters telling them, “you are one of the missing”, and “beware! They’re coming back to get you”. After people start disappearing, Jonah, Chip, and Jonah’s sister, Katherine, are pulled into a mystery that involves the FBI, a smuggling operation, and an airplane that seems to have brought thirty-six babies out of nowhere. The kids soon discover they are caught between choosing what is right for everyone else and what they are being forced to do. Will Jonah and Chip be able to find a way to get out of this problem, when both alternatives are horrifying?
Background info
· Chip, Katherine, Jonah, and the other kids who were on the plane with them as babies, are locked in a cave with Angela, JB, Gary, and Mr. Harold.
Passage explanation
I chose this passage because this part of the story was thrilling and showed how the plot twisted after Gary, who everyone assumed was the good guy, turned into something no one ever wants to be.
Passage
Katherine lifted her head.
"I'm not Daniella McCarthy!" she screamed. She had tears in her eyes-being Tasered must truly hurt. "I lied! I'm not one of your missing kids from history. I'm just-his sister!" She pointed at Jonah. "You have to let me go! You have to let everyone go!"
"No. That can't be." Mr. Hodge glared at Gary and hopped toward him , pulling against the ropes. "I thought you said the handprints all matched."
"They did," Gary insisted.
"I didn't touch the rock," Katherine said. "I just pretended. So you can't zap me."
Gary looked at Mr. Hodge, who'd stopped hopping. They both shrugged.
"Oh, well," Gary said. "Thirty-five treasures, one mistake." He smirked at Katherine. "I'm sure we'll find someone who might be willing to take you."
"You can't do this!" JB screamed. "That's another violation of time!"
Gary raised the Elucidator, pointing it carefully again.
"What will you tell our parents?" Katherine demanded.
"Freak rock cave-in. Such tragedy," Gary said carelessly.
"Thirty-six children killed. And, sadly, the bodies will never be found."
Jonah thought about his parents losing both him and Katherine, all because Katherine had been so stubbornly loyal. It wasn't fair. It wasn't right. But what could he do? Gary had the Taser and the Elucidator. He had muscles in his arms thicker than Jonah's legs.
Jonah leaped at Gary anyway.
