Science Fiction

Found

Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2009

Pages: 336

Genre: Science Fiction

Summary

Found is the first book of a series titled "The Missing". This book is about two adopted teenagers meet each other and realize they are both adopted. They each start receiving messages and discover they were found on a plane with numerous other babies but no adults. The adventure begins and they start investigating more and more about where they came from. The FBI gets involved and the two friends discover that they are in a battle with two opposing forces they want different things for their lives. They must decide if they are going to go their separate ways or try to oppose the force.

Illustrations

There are no illustrations throughout the book, the cover is very captivating. The cover was illustrated using different technology to make it look very futuristic and invite the reader in to the world they are about to enter when reading this book.

Content Area

This book could be used in grades 3-5. This could be used to talk about prediction and how to predict what might happen in the story. The teacher could also use it to talk about collaboration with peers and how the two main characters are working together to find an answer as to where they came from.  Collaboration strategies could be analyzed in the book and the teacher could talk about how they are coming together and helping each other find a solution to the problem. In the book the parents can not find the teenagers. For language arts the teacher could have the students to write a letter to the parents of the teenagers and to give many details about where the teenagers are to help the parents find them.