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Loading... Among the Enemy (Shadow Children Book 6) (original 2005; edition 2010)by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Author)
Work InformationAmong the Enemy by Margaret Peterson Haddix (2005)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Adventure FROM AMAZON: An ache grew in his throat and he wanted to sob, but he set his jaw and held it in. He'd been wrong to send Nina away, wrong to refuse to help her, wrong to let the commander treat him like a pet. He'd been wrong to think that everything ended when he lost Percy and Alia....I can stop this evil, he thought. The Population Police are gaining more and more power, and illegal third-borns are in increasing danger. Young Matthias finds himself caught in the cross fire between the Population Police and the rebels -- and unwittingly ends up saving the life of a Population Police officer. By way of reward, the officer takes Matthias to the luxury of Population Police headquarters to train him to become one of their own. There, among his most feared enemies, Matthias encounters Nina, another illegal third-born, who enlists his help in a plot to undermine the Population Police. But Matthias is under constant scrutiny, he has no idea whom he can trust, and he's mourning the loss of his friends Percy and Alia. What can one boy do against a wicked bureaucracy? In the most exciting Shadow Children book yet, Margaret Peterson Haddix examines how the courage of individuals can make an impact on growing evil. Mathias was a third child during a time when when third children were illegal. When he and his friends escape the population police, Mathias accidentally saves the life of one population police officer. Regarded as a hero, he is treated like a son by the commander and is enrolled as an officer himself. There he meets friends he had lost track of, and, together, they plan another rebellion. Although Haddix creates a wonderful world, here, and populates it with realistic characters, I found this particular book of the series a little less exciting than the others. Still good, though, it reflects the importance of fighting for what is right. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesShadow Children (6) Is contained inAmong the Brave, Among the Enemy, Among the Free (Shadow Children Series, 5,6 & 7) by Margaret Peterson Haddix (indirect) Awards
In a society that allows families to have only two children, third child Matthias joins the Population Police to infiltrate their system. No library descriptions found. |
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