In Margaret Peterson Haddix's Found, the main character is a 13 year old boy going into the eighth grade named Jonah. He was adopted, and his family is very open about sharing all of their information about the adoption. His parents constantly remind him that they love him as if he is one of their own. The author does a great job of making Jonah a realistic 13 year old boy. His younger sister Katherine plays the role of the noisey younger sister that seems to not be able to mind her own business. Chip is the neighbor that moved in down the street. He finds out he is adopted early on in the book, and wants to know everything he can. Angela is the first character that you will meet in the book. It is her first day on the job, and she is struggling with all things she has to do. She sees something unbelieveable, and nobody believed her. He then goes insane, and spends her whole life dedicated to prove that what she saw was real. JB (Janitor Boy), originally called, “CJB (Cute Janitor Boy),” (128) said by Katherine. He is a very mysterious man, who plays an unbelievable role in the game.
The book had many different conflicts from dealing with the FBI, and dealing with finding out you are adopted without your parents unveiling it. This book makes you question if you are a parent who adopts a child should you tell them, or hide it from them. It shows how it works out in both situations, and Chip deals with a lot emotionally. Another conflict that Jonah, Chip, and Katherine deal with is attempting to find out who sent those letters. There are more conflicts throughout the book, but that might spoil the whole thing.
The plot of the book never seemed to get too dry. A times it seems that nothing is going to change, and all is going well. Well that is not the case at all there were many plot twists that you will not see coming. The book leaves off with a cliffhanger want you to know what is to come next. Do not worry though, there is another book that continues the series to answers questions left in your mind at the end of this one.
The book is written very informally it is a easy read for most of it, some point late in the novel can be difficult to comprehend. Explaining what was difficult to understand would spoil the biggest plot twist in the whole story. Imagery is used very well to help the reader comprehend such amazing things that occur. The story is told from the point of view of Jonah. It sounds much smarter than the average 13 year old. There is little use of slang which is not normal for a 13 year old in this day and age. Overall the book was a fun read, and worth the time for someone who does not enjoy reading that much.