1. Imagine that five years have passed since Luke left in Mr. Talbot's car with his false identity card. Write a letter from Luke's mother to Luke telling him what his family is doing now.

2. Pretend that Luke is about to graduate from the Hendricks School for Boys.

Write a letter from Luke to his family telling them what he has learned there and what his future plans are.

3. Jen and the other hidden children communicate via a chat room on the Internet. Create a transcript of an imaginary chat room session among the hidden children debating whether to demonstrate at the White House.

4. The population control laws in Among the Hidden are fictional, but contemporary China does have similar laws that limit the number of children parents can have. Explore the population reduction laws of China and the impact of...