#38 in Dystopian
Among the Hidden
- 160
- Pages
- about 3 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Among the Hidden” packs a tense dystopia for young readers into 160 pages, about children living in hiding from the Government. Some readers praise the premise, the memorable characters and the pace, and note that it turns dark in places. Others find the execution falls short of the concept, and some smile at computers that now look thoroughly dated. The “Shadow Children” series starts here, and some readers go straight on to the rest.
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About the book
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix is a middle grade novel published on March 1, 1998 and is the first book in the Shadow Children series.
Reading order · Shadow Children
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 164 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 53% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Dystopian average of 7.7. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 29 | 18% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 135 | 82% |
Frequently asked
What age is Among the Hidden for?
Among the Hidden sits on the Middle grade shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 8–12. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 160 pages — shorter than 98% of the ranked books in Dystopian.
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