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• Genre: Fiction; young-adult science fiction
• Originally Published: 2008
• Reading Level/Interest: Lexile 750L; grades 4-8
• Structure/Length: Prologue, 33 chapters; approx. 336 pages; approx. 6 hours, 57 minutes on audio
• Protagonist/Central Conflict: Thirteen-year-old Jonah has always known he was adopted, but when he and his other adopted friend Chip begin receiving mysterious letters saying they’re part of “the missing,” Jonah, Chip, and Jonah’s sister Katherine find themselves in the middle of a mystery involving the FBI, a smuggling ring, and people who can time travel.
• Potential Sensitivity Issues: Mild violence and use of a taser; adoption 

Margaret Peterson Haddix, Author

• Bio: Born in Ohio in 1964; attended Ohio’s Miami University and studied English, journalism, creative writing, and history; worked as a journalist before turning to fiction writing; has written more than 40 works, among them New York Times bestsellers, American Library Association award winners, and state reader’s choice award recipients
• Other Works: Among the Hidden (1998), first in The Shadow Children series; Just Ella (1999), first in The Palace Chronicles series; The Strangers (2019), first in The Greystone Secrets series
• Awards: Junior Library Guild Premier Selection (2008); Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year Selection (2008)       

CENTRAL THEMES connected and noted throughout this Teaching Unit:

• Who Am I?
• Trusting Oneself and Others
• Newfound Truths Versus Long-Standing Beliefs

STUDY OBJECTIVES: In accomplishing the components of this Unit, students will:

• Develop an understanding of social contexts regarding identity that Jonah grapples with.
• Study paired texts and other brief resources to make connections via the novel’s themes of Who Am I?, Trusting Oneself and Others, and Newfound Truths Versus Long-Standing Beliefs.
• Analyze and evaluate the plot and character details to draw conclusions in structured essay responses regarding identity, literary strategies, and other topics.