Books like Among the Enemy (Shadow Children) by Margaret Peterson Haddix
In a tightly controlled society where families are permitted only two children, a young boy discovers he is a forbidden third child and must keep his secret in order to survive. Determined to help others like himself, he joins the Population Police, the very force that hunts hidden children. Inside the ranks, he learns the mechanics of the surveillance state and seeks ways to protect his peers while confronting the harsh realities of a dystopian world.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Science Fiction
Authors: Margaret Peterson Haddix
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