leahegood's review against another edition
4.0
This series first captured my interest when I was thirteen. Six years later I still occasionally return to them as comfort reads. It's rare to find books that were age appropriate as a tween an early teen that remain interesting years later.
[b:Among the Impostors|303472|Among the Impostors (Shadow Children, #2)|Margaret Peterson Haddix|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1388431983s/303472.jpg|1880] follows twelve year old Luke Garner, an illegal third child. After his only friend, another third child, dies, Luke is separated from his family and taken to hide in a boys school. There he meets other third children...but he's not sure all of them are what they seem to be.
[b:Among the Impostors|303472|Among the Impostors (Shadow Children, #2)|Margaret Peterson Haddix|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1388431983s/303472.jpg|1880] follows twelve year old Luke Garner, an illegal third child. After his only friend, another third child, dies, Luke is separated from his family and taken to hide in a boys school. There he meets other third children...but he's not sure all of them are what they seem to be.
crystal_reading's review
3.0
I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first book in the series, but I still liked it enough to read the next one.
lougenia's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
ashe_michaela's review
5.0
one of my favorite series ever, despite not being remotely close to my normal genre of choice. i read this series in middle school and it was the one that, not only was i always trying to hurry and get the next copy available in my school’s library, but it also left a lasting impression on me.
ended up asking for and getting the entire series for christmas as a grown adult because why not?
ended up asking for and getting the entire series for christmas as a grown adult because why not?
rachelb36's review against another edition
4.0
This book continues to follow Luke as he joins a boarding school using a false identity. He struggles to fit in and there are things about the school and students that don't add up; he needs to figure out whom he can trust with his secret.
Like the first book in the series, this one has good pacing and is suspenseful. I figured out one of the plot twists, but not all of them.
This is supposedly for ages 8-12, but I don't think I would want my 8-year-old to read it. There's one scene where the main character notices the other boys drawing pictures of naked girls instead of taking notes (which was completely irrelevant to the story and added nothing to it), and the name-calling/hazing was a bit heavy-handed (for an 8-year-old), in my opinion.
Like the first book in the series, this one has good pacing and is suspenseful. I figured out one of the plot twists, but not all of them.
This is supposedly for ages 8-12, but I don't think I would want my 8-year-old to read it. There's one scene where the main character notices the other boys drawing pictures of naked girls instead of taking notes (which was completely irrelevant to the story and added nothing to it), and the name-calling/hazing was a bit heavy-handed (for an 8-year-old), in my opinion.
graciebaker's review
slow-paced
2.0
Very slow pace and weird, unnecessary digs at Autistic and Agoraphobic individuals.