Colorado Blue Spruce Award
2003 · Young Adult · Nominee
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SHADOW CHILDREN
Luke has never been to school. He's never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend's house for an overnight. In fact, Luke has never had a friend.
Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child forbidden by the Population Police. He's lived his entire life in hiding, and now, with a new housing development replacing the woods next to his family's farm, he is no longer even allowed to go outside.
Then, one day Luke sees a girl's face in the window of a house where he knows two other children already live. Finally, he's met a shadow child like himself. Jen is willing to risk everything to come out of the shadows—does Luke dare to become involved in her dangerous plan? Can he afford not to?
Luke has never been to school. He's never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend's house for an overnight. In fact, Luke has never had a friend.
Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child forbidden by the Population Police. He's lived his entire life in hiding, and now, with a new housing development replacing the woods next to his family's farm, he is no longer even allowed to go outside.
Then, one day Luke sees a girl's face in the window of a house where he knows two other children already live. Finally, he's met a shadow child like himself. Jen is willing to risk everything to come out of the shadows—does Luke dare to become involved in her dangerous plan? Can he afford not to?
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Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award
2003 · Children's · Winner
Golden Sower Award
2002 · Young Adult · Honor Book
Nutmeg Book Award
2002 · Grades 4-6 · Winner
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2002 · Grades 6-8 · Winner
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
2002 · Grades 4-8 · Nominee
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
2002 · Grades 6-8 · Winner
California Young Reader Medal
2001 · Middle School · Winner
Georgia Children's Book Award
2001 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Nominee
Iowa Teen Award
2001 · Young Adult · Nominee
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2001 · Grades 6-8 · Winner
Nevada Young Readers' Award
2001 · Intermediate · Winner
Young Reader's Choice Award
2001 · Grades 4-8 · Nominee
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