![]() I taught third grade for sixteen of my twenty-two years as a classroom teacher. For several years I read aloud Margaret Peterson Haddix's Among the Hidden to coincide with our social studies curriculum on citizenship and government, which was typically in the fall, around election time. I always juxtaposed the dystopian setting of the book with our American form of government and our Constitutional rights. At the time, it was a comfort, knowing that in our reality, we have the right to protest peacefully, that free speech is protected, and that no one is considered illegal. It's amazing how time and world events can change one's perspective of a piece of literature, and how a book's relevance can evolve. This year book 1 of her Greystone Secrets is on the Texas Bluebonnet List. The cover alone evokes the Upside Down from the popular Netflix series Stranger Things. Margaret Peterson Haddix's books are aimed for younger readers, but her craft and suspenseful pacing do not read as a juvenile piece of literature; her stories can captivate any reader. As I've been progressing through the book with my children, whenever we try to take a break, it's so hard to find a stopping point. One or both of my children are always begging to read "just one more chapter". . . and I feel that way, too! It will definitely not disappoint! To find out more about Margaret Peterson Haddix's books, visit her author website at https://haddixbooks.com/ !
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