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Available
Call number
Publication
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages
156
Description
Thirteen-year-old Nina is imprisoned by the Population Police, who give her the option of helping them identify illegal "third-born" children, or facing death.
Description
"Everything that had happened to Nina was real. She had real handcuffs on her wrists, real scars on her back, real fear flooding her mind.
"'They're going to kill me,' Nina whispered, and it was almost a relief to finally, finally give up hope."
In a society that allows no more than two children per family under penalty of death, third children are forced into hiding, or to live with false identity papers. In Among the Impostors, Nina Idi was arrested for treason for supposedly trying to trick the Population Police into arresting other students she said were illegal third children. Now she faces torture or death -- unless she agrees to betray three other imprisoned third children. Her dilemma intensifies when she meets the prisoners -- who are only ten, nine, and six.
As she did so brilliantly in the Publishers Weekly best-selling Among the Hidden and in Among the Impostors, Margaret Peterson Haddix once again brings readers to a world in which nothing is as it seems -- a world in which an imprisonment leads to an adventure of mind, body, and spirit.
"'They're going to kill me,' Nina whispered, and it was almost a relief to finally, finally give up hope."
In a society that allows no more than two children per family under penalty of death, third children are forced into hiding, or to live with false identity papers. In Among the Impostors, Nina Idi was arrested for treason for supposedly trying to trick the Population Police into arresting other students she said were illegal third children. Now she faces torture or death -- unless she agrees to betray three other imprisoned third children. Her dilemma intensifies when she meets the prisoners -- who are only ten, nine, and six.
As she did so brilliantly in the Publishers Weekly best-selling Among the Hidden and in Among the Impostors, Margaret Peterson Haddix once again brings readers to a world in which nothing is as it seems -- a world in which an imprisonment leads to an adventure of mind, body, and spirit.
Series
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2002
Physical description
156 p.; 7.6 inches
ISBN
068983909X / 9780689839092
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Lexile
690L
User reviews
LibraryThing member hoosgracie
Nina from …Imposters is impriosoned. She is told she can gain freedom by betraying three other children.
LibraryThing member t1bclasslibrary
Nina has been captured by the population police and accused of trying to scam them. She is given a mission to betray them as she was betrayed, but what she doesn’t know is that if she succeeds in betraying them, she will be killed. She is put through an arduous test to find out where her
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loyalties really lie and she passes. Show Less
LibraryThing member Omrythea
Thirteen year old Nina is a Shadow Child. After hiding for years in a house with her three aunts and her grandmother, she is presented with a fake I.D. This golden ticket allows her to assume a new identity, stop hiding and no longer be seen as illegal. She ends up safe but alone at Harlow boarding
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school for girls where she believes that all the other students are also Shadow Children. After picking up an intriguing note to discuss “shadows”, she meets with students from Hendricks School for Boys. She is immediately drawn to Jason, the charismatic leader of the boys who says that they should work towards a revolution to change the unfair laws. One frightful day she is arrested by the Population Police and taken to a dungeon. She is shocked to find that the police do not know she is a shadow child, but rather believe she was working with Jason to betray legal children by making it appear that they are third children in order to obtain rewards from the police. They tell her they will kill her unless she acts as a spy on shadow children prisoners to find out their real identities and the names of those who helped hide them. She is to gain their trust and then betray them. With these instructions, the guards toss her back into a cell with ten year old Matthias, nine year old Percy and six year old Alia. Having been betrayed all her life, will Nina now betray others? Show Less
LibraryThing member LScrlovr20
This was an interesting book. It keeps the reader guessing. Very suspenseful.
LibraryThing member wiggy
it was great i felt soo bad for the chick... but it all turned out for the better.
LibraryThing member athenamilis
Among the Betrayed is part of the Shadow Children series by Margaret Peterson. The main character in this science-fiction drama is a young girl named Nina. She is captured by the Population Police and forced to make a decision between saving her life and destroying three others. A strength of the
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book is Nina's character development through the difficult decisions she must make. Students might find themselves connecting with her character and the other three characters she tries to save. Some of the events, like Nina's escape from prison, seem implausible at first thus requiring a little extra effort on the part of the educated reader. However, the book series has been a popular with students in my 10th grade English class. The diction and style are less complex so that struggling readers have been able to digest the material. This novel would work great along novels like Brave New World and 1984. Show Less
LibraryThing member jreams10
This book is about Nina being arrested from the populaction police and being said as a trater. Later on they make a deal with her, she has to be able to reveal Matthias', Percy's and Alia's real name. She would have to betray them in oder to live, but doesn't. An officer gets poisoned and his keys
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fell on the ground and Nina got them. She gets Matthias, Percy and Alia to escape. Then they find Lee and Trey still at Handrix in the woods, and they allow them to be in their club for safety. Show Less
LibraryThing member ERMSMediaCenter
Thirteen-year-old Nina is imprisoned by the Population Police, who give her the option of helping them identify illegal "third-born" children, or facing death.
LibraryThing member KWROLSEN
This book was great. It was a quick and thrilling read that held my interest from cover to cover. This series is great, and would entice any reluctant reader.
LibraryThing member sports-star
This is book 3 of the shadow kid series. It was very interesting. Nina, a shadow child, gets arrested and then finds out to live she has to betray 3 little kids. Instead she takes the kids and escapes. With the constant fear of being captured, they hide. I think everyone will like this book.
LibraryThing member Balletlover29
This book is a story told well. It is very interesting because there is always action and suspense. It is very detailed and you can picture the images in your head. I also "felt" the characters feelings because there are parts that are well described.
LibraryThing member BNAGY51
Great book in the series. Well written
LibraryThing member edspicer
I'd definitely recommend this book to a friend. There are new character, settings, and a lot of suspense throughout the book. You have to read this if you have read the books before this. Good ending too, there's totally a twist at the end. 3Q3P The cover art is okay and I'd recommend this book to
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middle school students. I chose to read this book because I'd read the books that come before it in this series and they were great, like this one. NicS Show Less
LibraryThing member engpunk77
Couldn't put it down! Haddix moves her lens to Nina from the last book and into the Population Police's prison. Effectively explores issues of trust and betrayal in a way any reader can understand, and even makes the reader question the validity of circumstantial evidence. Highly recommended to
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middle school students who have read the first two. Show Less
Awards
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Honor — 2007)
Triple Crown Awards (Nominee — 2005)
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2006)
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (Selection — 2003)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2003)
Call number
J4A.Had