What happened in Among the Hidden Chapter 9?

By Margaret Peterson Haddix He keeps his eyes glued to the Sports Family house for hours until the family comes home. A half hour later Luke’s mom comes up to see him, obviously to talk about his afternoon activities (which Luke almost forgot about since his full attention has been on that face).

What is Among the Hidden summary?

Among the Hidden is a dystopian young adult novel by Margaret Peterson Haddix and it’s about a boy named Luke Gardner, who is a third child in a world where only two children are allowed per family. He lives in hiding and befriends a neighboring third child, Jen Talbot.

How many chapters are in the book among the hidden?

30 chapters
1) The audible chapter encoding is off, so despite the book having ~30 chapters the audible breaks them up haphazardly into 8 audible chapters making navigation by voice very difficult.

Why is Luke’s chair moved out of the kitchen?

Luke brothers Mark and Matthew complained that he would not be able to do as many chores anymore. Then when they heard tires on the gravel driveway Luke mother hid his dinner plate and moved his chair to the corner of the kitchen to make it look like he did not exist.

Who dies in Among the Hidden?

Luke reveals himself as another Shadow Child who is friends with Jen and demands to know where Jen is. The man, who is Jen’s father, lowers the gun. He explains that Jen and forty other children were shot and killed in the rally. The Population Police suddenly turn up and demand to come in.

Who is Jen in Among the Hidden?

Jen Talbot is Luke’s new (and only) BFF. He discovers her hiding out in her parents’ fancy house not long after they move in and is stoked to meet another shadow child. Once they meet, though, he realizes that birth order is about the only thing they have in common.

Who is the girl in Among the Hidden?

Jen Talbot
Jen Talbot is Luke’s new (and only) BFF. He discovers her hiding out in her parents’ fancy house not long after they move in and is stoked to meet another shadow child. Once they meet, though, he realizes that birth order is about the only thing they have in common.

What did Luke see among the hidden?

But it’s not all doom and gloom: once he’s back locked up in the attic, Luke sees a face in the neighbor’s window. A face that’s not supposed to be there. After spying on the neighbor’s house for days, Luke eventually concludes that they have a third child, too. Woohoo!

Why is hydroponics illegal in among the hidden?

Apparently, the Government has discovered that Dad has been buying plastic tubing and other items needed for hydroponics. They order him to hand over all the supplies he has bought because the Government has outlawed hydroponics because this method has been used to grow illegal drugs in the past.

Does Jen survive in Among the Hidden?

The man explains that Jen is dead. Luke is horrified and grieving. Jen’s father explains that he was allowed to view her body, but he had to pretend he didn’t know her. Jen’s father explains that the police gunned down all forty children who attended the rally.

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