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Trey has long believed he is a coward, but when his friend Luke is captured by the Population Police, he is forced to act. Trey's plan is to infiltrate the police headquarters by posing as an officer, hoping to locate Luke before too much time has passed. However, as he delves deeper into the facility, he discovers that one wrong move could not only reveal his identity but also expose every other Shadow Child.
Now, a world where the government has taken away children's rights, and the shadows must survive in secret, just three teenagers must find out if they can overcome fear to help save one another.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Dystopian & Apocalyptic Fiction/Dystopian Fiction
Authors: Margaret Peterson Haddix
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