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Sent (The Missing: Book 2)

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Thirteen-year-old Jonah Skidmore feels like an average kid, complete with an intelligent but slightly annoying younger sister named Katherine, a mom and dad who constantly reassure their children that they are special and well loved, and a quiet home in the suburbs of Ohio. The fact that Jonah is adopted has never been a big deal for him, maybe because his parents have always been so open and reassuring about it. To Jonah, life feels normal. But then he receives a letter with six simple words, "YOU ARE ONE OF THE MISSING," and his life flips upside down and way out of control.

After some investigating with Katherine and his best friend, Chip, they discover an amazing secret: Chip and Jonah are part of a group of kids who have been stolen out of time --- and their kidnapping has damaged history. J.B., a time officer, has rounded up the 36 children and is determined to set history straight by sending them back to "when" they belong. The first two to leave are Chip and Alex. But refusing to let them go alone, Jonah and Katherine grab on at the last second, and they all hurtle back through time to the year 1483.

With the use of a tool called an Elucidator, the foursome can keep in contact with J.B., who agrees to give Jonah and Katherine a chance to help Chip and Alex. They soon find out that Chip and Alex are not only brothers, but also the king and prince of England. That isn't quite as glamorous as it first seems, though, as someone is out to kill them and take over the crown.

The kids struggle to fit in to the 15th century, a time with no fast food, cell phones, or modern plumbing. If they make one little mistake, they could destroy history even more. While attempting to learn the new and complex rules of time travel and save his friends' lives, Jonah can't help but wonder who he actually is and from what time period he really belongs. He'll learn the answers to those questions in time, as he and his companions jump into the greatest adventures of their lives.

Prolific author Margaret Peterson Haddix has served up another winner. Fans have been eagerly awaiting the sequel in this awesome series, and now they can finally dive into the next adventure. Haddix has created such a unique and fascinating idea for The Missing, and she does a wonderful job of refreshing readers' memories of the first book, FOUND, without sounding boring or redundant. She pulls her audience through the pages with intriguing thoughts and ideas on time travel, lots of fast-paced action and colorful characters; almost every chapter ends with a cliffhanger that just begs readers to turn the page and continue the adventure. She writes with an enthusiastic energy that flows through her characters and right into her fans.

More adventures in time travel with Jonah and Katherine are in the works as the series continues, though it couldn't possibly get here fast enough.

--- Reviewed by Chris Shanley-Dillman

Margaret Petersen Haddix doesn't disappoint in this sequel to FOUND. The children are being returned to their proper time periods so that time is not damaged. Chip finds out that he is the king of England, and Alex is his younger brother. Richard III (their uncle and antagonist in this story and in history) has aspirations for the crown. The historical facts, as well as some of the conjecture, make this a fascinating read. Find out if Chip really rules as Edward V, and what becomes of his amibitous uncle who plots Chip's demise. Hint : As William Shakespeare quoted Richard III - "A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse." (or something close to that). Great read.

This is the sequel to Found. I'm not a particular fan of historical fiction and I prefer urban to medieval fantasy generally. But Haddix scores a home run with this novel and series. Designed for an older audience than the Magic Treehouse series and just significantly better in so many ways (nothing against the Treehouse series, which I also enjoy). I can't wait to read it again with my daughter. A great read!

Haddix has done it again. Her premise keeps me thinking as she moves the reader through an historical event. She teaches as she writes and makes her reader keep up with her. As a teacher, I appreciate her approach to historical events and how she makes a time capsule in her books to bring the reader back in history. I think this book is appropriate to readers in the upper elementary grades and higher.

Many books start off well then the second book that follows on the story lacks the same interesting story line. This is not the case with this book. The second book reads much better than the first. It is exciting and keeps you on the edge of your chair until the very end. A great book.

I LOVED this book it was sooooooo good! It took me about five days to read this because I couldn't put it down when I found the time to read! I LOVE Margaret Peeterson Haddix and can't wait to read Sabotaged! I would defimetly recommend this to kids my age; 9, 10, or 11!

When I first started reading this book, I had a little problem getting through the first few slow chapters. But once I gave it a chance I was floored. This book with Jonah and Chip has brought a whole new meaning to time travel. From the tracers that inhabit times broken flow, to Kathrine (Jonah's sister) falling in love with Chip (the King of England no less!!!)
I was also floored by how well she is able to put things, especially time itself. How even though time is moving, how Jonah and his "bud" A.J. could just sit and watch how things went on with his friend Chip. (Spoiler sorry). This is an excellent story, well worth the read and another that I have added to our library. ^_^

My ten year old son was hooked by this book. Good read, good story line. I preview a lot of his books and have found some interesting as an adult (Percy Jackson series, Harry Potter, etc.) These are not as interesting for adult readers but good for pre-teens and teens.

Sent starts where Found ended. Jonah, his sister Katherine their friend Chip and Alex "land" in the fifteenth century. Jonah and Katherine were not supposed to time travel to the fifteenth century with Chip and Alex. They could mess up history. With the help of the Elucidator they are able to keep in contact with JB. Upon landing in the fifteenth century Chip finds out that he is Edward the Fifth King of England and France and that Alex is his brother Prince Richard.

The kids find themselves in a room where Chip and Alex see ghostly visions of themselves (called Tracers). They meld with their Tracers and are able to know the thoughts of the boys. The problem is that the longer they stay in their tracer body the harder it is for them to come back to their 21st century selves.

While in their Tracer bodies they learn that their uncle plans to kill them and become king himself. With the help of the Elucidator they become invisible so that they can move about more and find out what happened in that time of history.

In order to keep the kids from ruining history JB manages to bring Jonah and Katherine back so that he can coach them how to bring Chip and Alex back to the 21st century without ruining history.

I have to admit that I had a hard time following Sent. With all of the twisted time travel information and the history and the tracers I just got completely confused. It truly was hard for me to even finish the book, but I finished it because I hate to give up on a book. The ending does leave off for another book in this series. I am not sure that it is one that I will pick up again. For those people that like a Science fiction/history/Adventure story this may be right up your alley.

Great second story-the history from the 15th century was very well done. Exciting to the end.