by Margaret Peterson Haddix · Dtv · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783423706353
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«Schattenkinder» is the dystopian science fiction novel by Margaret Peterson Haddix, published by Dtv in paperback (176 pages, in German).
In a dystopian society where each family can only have two children, Luke is a «shadow child»: the third child, forced to hide under penalty of death. Confined to the attic, he discovers Jen, another shadow child from the house across the street who contacts other shadow children via the internet. Together they plan a protest demanding their right to exist.
First installment of the «Shadow Children» series («Die Schattenkinder-Reihe»), published in 2002; it is the German version of the novel «Among the Hidden».
Novel recommended for young people aged 12 and up, especially for readers of dystopias and young adult science fiction.
Margaret Peterson Haddix is an American writer known best for the two children's series, Shadow Children (1998–2006) and The Missing (2008–2015). She also wrote the tenth volume in the multiple-author series The 39 Clues.
