The Diamond of Darkhold (Book 4) ****

By Jeanne DuPrau
Sci-Fi

DEATH ****
PERIL ***
ROMANTIC AFFAIRS **
VIOLENCE ***

Incredible. I really liked how the series ended. It was written very detailed, which I like. Very clean, except some gruesome suggestions in some parts, but nothing really happens. The City of Sparks is dying. There are simply too many people, and not enough food. When situations get dire, Doon and Lina embark on another adventure to find neccesities for their dying city, and it requires going back to The City of Ember. What will they find down in Ember? Will they survive?

The Shadow Children Sequence: Among the Hidden (Book 1) *****

By Margaret Peterson Haddix
Sci-fi

VIOLENCE **
GUNS **
PERIL ***
DEATH ****

If you've read the book, 'The Giver' (By Louis Lowery), you'll like this series. I thought it was a really interesting point of view. Luke Garner lives in a time where the government allows only two children per family. Luke is a third child, and has been in hiding for the whole twelve years of his life. While his parents go to work, and his brothers go to school, he hides in the attic, terrified that the 'Population Police' will find him out, and arrest him just for being born. He thought he was all alone, until one day, he saw a light in a neighboring window. In a house where the family already has two boys who were at school. As Luke's life is twisted and squeezed for all the truth, will the Luke have the courage to come out of hiding and aid a friend in the end?

The Shadow Children Sequence: Among the Imposters (Book 2)

By Margaret Peterson Haddix
Sci-Fi

VIOLENCE ***
GUNS **
PERIL ***
DEATH ***

I really liked this one! It was very exciting and well written. Luke Garner has been given a new identity, the name Lee Grant. A name that once belonged to a Baron, son of one of the most powerful men in the country, who mysteriously died in a ski accident the day before. He is being shipped away to a boarding school, where everyday, he lives in fear of being discovered. When the truth is revealed, will Luke (or Lee...?) accept it and step up to the challenge, or will he retreat to the shadows like he has his entire life?

The Shadow Children Sequence: Among the Betrayed (Book 3) ****

By Margaret Peterson Haddix
Sci-Fi

VIOLENCE ***
PERIL ***
GUNS **
DEATH **
ROMANTIC AFFAIRS***

Very chilling and exciting. Very detailed and clever! Very CLEAN! Nina, a third child, has been framed and sent to prison. Heart broken and weary, Nina is faced with a choice; she can be executed, or she can coax answers out of three other prisoners and be released. Will Nina make the right decision in the end?

The Shadow Children Sequence: Among the Barons (Book 4) ****

By Margaret Peterson Haddix
Sci-Fi

VIOLENCE ***
GUNS ***
PERIL ***
DEATH ****

Unexpected, exciting, and CLEAN. I really enjoyed it!
Lee is finally getting used to Hendricks. He has friends and people who care for him, and people who are all helping the cause, the cause for third children to be free. When he gets an unexpected visit from Smitheson, the real brother of the deceased REAL Lee Grant, a lot of responcibility and worry is thrown upon his shoulders. Not knowing who to trust, Lee is slightly disturbed by this new younger brother. When he gets invited to go the Grants home, confused and doubtful, everyone is trying to recruit him! Whom should he trust?

The Shadow Children Sequence: Among the Brave (Book 5) ****

By Margaret Peterson Haddix
Sci-Fi

VIOLENCE ****
GUNS ***
PERIL ***
DEATH **

Lots of twists and turns that are unexpected. I think it was good. :)
Trey is a cowardly third child who had never looked out a window or stepped outdoors for more than a few measley minutes in his entire life - that is, until he arrived at Hendricks, a secret refuge for shadow children. When Lee and the others are taken prisoner by the Population Police and their horrible new President, Trey must team up with the unexpected and save his friends. But when his accomplice is captured, will Trey have the guts to do what it takes to save him?

The Shadow Children Sequence: Among the Enemy (Book 6) **

By Margaret Peterson Haddix
Sci-Fi

DEATH ****
PERIL ***
VIOLENCE ****
GUNS ***

I really didn't like this one. It was a little too action-ey. In one part, seventeen fresh corpes's are discovered, and to me, it was a little disturbing.
Matthias, Percy, and little Alia are boarded at a boarding school, where, for once in their life, they are warm and feed. But when the Population Police shut down the school and evacuate everyone to their HQ so they can be put to work, the three childrens lives take a sharp turn to even worse danger, and Percy and Alia are in mortal danger. Can Matthias get help for his two friends?

The Shadow Children Sequence: Among the Free (Book 7) *****

By Margaret Peterson Haddix
Sci-Fi
194 pages

DEATH ***
VIOLENCE ****
PERIL ***
GUNS ***

I thought it was nice finale for the series. It tied up a lot of loose ends I had been wondering about, and left me with a feeling of hope. :)
Luke has been working undercover in the enemies HQ as a stable boy for the past couple of months. But when he is promoted to aid a Commander, he rebels and is forced into hiding - again. When word reached his ears that the dreaded government had finally been overthrown, who will take charge? Will Luke have the courage to stand up for his rights in the end?