Among the Brave [Hardcover]

Margaret Peterson Haddix (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439671353
• ISBN-13: 978-0439671354
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,934,015 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I grew up on a farm outside Washington Court House, Ohio. As a kid, I liked to read a lot, and was also involved in 4-H, various bands and choirs (I played flute and piano), church youth group, the school newspaper, and a quiz-bowl type team. I was pretty disastrous as an athlete, although I did run track one year in high school. After graduating from Miami University (of Ohio), I worked as a newspaper copy editor in Fort Wayne, Indiana; a newspaper reporter in Indianapolis; and a part-time community college instructor and freelance writer in Danville, Illinois, before my first book was published. I've moved around a lot as an adult, having also lived in Luxembourg (during a college semester abroad) and in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. Several years ago, I moved back to Ohio with my husband and kids; we now live in Columbus, Ohio. My husband trains investigative journalists, and my kids are in high school, so there's always a lot going on around our house.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting, edge-of-your seat fun!, September 5, 2005

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Jenni "jenni35" (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Among the Brave (Shadow Children) (Hardcover)

I was a skeptic at first when I got hold of this book. Being a fan of the Shadow Children series, I couldn't help but wonder if this book would compare to the others before it. Especially when I saw that Trey would be the major focus of the plot. Since the other books have pretty much centered around Luke/Lee, I thought that maybe this book wouldn't be as good as the others.

Boy, was I wrong.

This book is GREAT and a much-welcomed part of the series. In this installment, you learn more about the Population Police and even get a look at their new headquarters. Luke, Nina, and some of the others have been captured, so it is up to Trey to rescue them. But is he brave enough?

If you are a fan of this series, you definitely CANNOT miss this book. It really helps to move the series along and is one of those books that once you start reading it, you won't be able to put it down.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Among the Brave, May 4, 2004

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Emily (PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Among the Brave (Shadow Children) (Hardcover)

This book is a great exapnsion to the Shadow Children series. Just like the third book focused on Nina, this one reveals a whole new life and view point of another shadow child, Trey. He, in the previous book, had saved Luke's life. Now, you will see how Trey struggles in the center of the population police headquarters to free luke, his friends, and matt, lukes brother. This addition won't disapoint any followers of the series. It's interesting to see how the decisions Trey makes are different than you, or Luke would make because of his history as a third child, some of them help, and some get him into more troubles. If you enjoyed the other books, read this one.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT BOOK!!!, March 24, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Among the Brave (Shadow Children) (Hardcover)

Wow! This is the best book in the Shadow Children series so far, and that's saying a lot! This book has a great storyline, and a lot of unexpected twists, so get ready to be at the edge of your seat while you are reading this book! Be sure to check out the other four, and Among the Enemy, when it comes out in June 2005! Thank you, Margaret Peterson Haddix, for another wonderful, extraordinary, masterpiece.