Among the Barons

Name: Among the Barons
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix
ISBN: 9781980015222

Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix

Series: Shadow Children #4

Narrator: John Kroft

Unabridged: 4 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/25/2019

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fantasy Stories, Action & Adventure Stories, Science Fiction Stories

Synopsis

Luke Garner, an illegal third child, spent his first twelve years in hiding. For the past four months Luke has lived among others, using the identity of Lee Grant, at the Hendricks School for Boys. But just as things are finally starting to go right, Lee's little brother Smits arrives at the school and Luke finds himself caught in a tangle of lies that gets more complex with every passing day. Can Luke trust Smits to keep his secret? And can he trust Smits's menacing bodyguard, Oscar?

About Margaret Peterson Haddix

Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up on a farm in Ohio. She worked as a newspaper reporter and copy editor in Indiana before her first book, Running Out of Time, was published. She has since written more than fifty books for kids and teens, including the Greystone Secrets series, the Shadow Children series, the Missing series, the Children of Exile series, and lots of stand-alones. Haddix and her husband, Doug, now live in Columbus, Ohio, where they raised their two kids. You can learn more about her at haddixbooks.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gus on December 23, 2016

Personal Response I think that this book is great. The plot in this book has a lot of action to it. I also think that the characters in this book are very easy to have personal connections to. The author describes the characters in a way that makes them feel like real people. Plot Luke loves living at......more

Goodreads review by Skip on September 03, 2016

I liked this installment (plot) better than the last one. Luke Garner is pretending to be Lee Grant at a school filled with hidden third children when Lee's younger brother Smits shows up at the school. The Grants are a powerful (Baron) family, but Luke feels pity for Smits and his grief. Luke is qu......more

Goodreads review by Bekah on December 27, 2021

these kids are still hidden......more

Goodreads review by Aubrie on June 26, 2024

Oscar was very confusing. I like suspense, but I think it could have been worked a little better for the story.......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on May 17, 2016

Among the Barons by Margaret Peterson is an outstanding novel and a great fourth installment to the Shadow Children book series. Out of all the books in this series that I have read before, this one is probably my second favorite, right behind Among the Betrayed, which is the third book. Just like a......more