#6 Shadow Children
Among the Enemy
Margaret Peterson Haddix 20,382 ratings
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HIDE OR FIGHT?Matthias, an illegal third child, is caught in the cross fire between rebels and the Population Police. When he unwittingly saves a Population Police officer, Matthias is brought to Population Police headquarters to train as an officer himself. There he meets Nina, another third-born who enlists his help in a plot to undermine the Population Police. But Matthias is under constant scrutiny, and he has no idea whom he can trust. What can one boy do against a wicked bureaucracy?
Genres:
DystopiaYoung AdultScience FictionFictionMiddle GradeChildrensFantasyAdventureTeenFuturistic
240 Pages