Title - Among the Hidden Author: Haddix, Margaret Peterson Publisher: Simon & Schuster Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm. He has never been to school. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 2117 5.1 920 Amazon RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels Sentences Total Words Different Words Max Word/Sent 49 Total # of Words 4249 # of Different Words 1087 Ave Word/.Sent 11 Hi Freq occurs 3266 76.9% # of Hi freq words 476 43.8% % of Long Sentences 16.1 Low Freq occurs 204 4.8% # of Low freq words 172 15.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Several Implications Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Sequence of Events: Chronological Mature concepts: With common experiences or clear fantasy Features Character traits Character development Integral Setting - Futuristic Complex Problem/Solution Cliff Hanger Topics Children Fears Government Laws Hiding Courage Freedom Beliefs Rebel/Rebellion Punishment Rules *Citizenship & Laws Low Frequency Words abandoned absence abuzz acres angles annoyed beckoned bulldozed cabinet careened chiseled circular combines concrete contraptions crouched curtains dangled defiance defied designed disobeyed drowning earshot eaves et evidence exposing fairer fascination fault fertilizer firs fleecy forkfuls former freed garner gesture glancing glimpse gotta government government's grasp gravel guilty harrumphed harsh heating heavily hesitated hoarse holey honeysuckle hoping horizon hulking identify idly ignored inspector interrupt jeered jeez kitchen's ladling level loaned lofty longing longingly lowering lukie manure maples midst minded miracle model muttered nohow object occasionally occasions occur offended opposite ordinary outgrow overwhelmed pacing paler patched paused peered perch personally pictured population portion positions pregnant preserves prime pursed rafters ragged rain'd raspberry reassured reassuring recognizable reluctantly rough ruffled rumors runt rustling salesman savored scarier scented scrambled seventh shared shelves shove shoved shovel shoveling shrugged shudder sissified sixteenth skillet skittish sloped smoothed squinted startled strangely stripped stubbornness superstition surely swallowed thumping tilted toddler tomatoey toppled tramping trooper trousers umpteenth uncovered unfolding unneeded untanned variety wanna weary weird what'd whining whiny whomever why'd windowsill wobbly worth wrench younger