Adventure and science fiction combined in Found (book 1) will keep you reading as this mystery unfolds. Two friends Jonah and Chip discover they each are getting mysterious messages. "You are one of the missing." The notes keep coming. With the help of Jonah's sister they begin to ask questions and discover a plot so vast it reaches from the past into the future. They are not sure just who to trust or should they believe what they are being told? Can they investigate enough before they get into trouble? This is a tale of adopted kids, technology and time travel. Middle school students will enjoy this book.Other books in this series include Sabotaged and Sent which are pictured in this blog.
Authors Web site: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Fantastic Fiction site: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/margaret-peterson-haddix/
Useful links:
A short biography: http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-haddix-margaret.asp
In her own words the author tells about herself:
http://www.haddixbooks.com/bio.html
Wikipedia review:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Peterson_Haddix
BBC review of the series of books:
http://agentqueryconnect.com/index.php?/topic/86-review-of-the-missing-series-by-margaret-peterson-haddix/
A ThinkQuest site created by middle school students with a variety of information including questions and answers students ask the author:
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0113300/
Literature and study guides:
Web Junction site with discussion questions and extension activities:
http://oh.webjunction.org/ohctrofound
LitPlans: http://litplans.com/authors/Margaret_Peterson_Haddix.html
