The next morning, Luke is paranoid about what has happened. That night, she sneaks over to his house and they reconcile before she says goodbye. After thinking that, he realizes that he shouldn't have thought that. He is angry at her and wishes that the Population Police would shoot her during the rally. Luke refuses to go, saying that he's too scared. Later, at home, he begins to feel guilty for taking up food and supplies that could be used for other people. Jen, who strongly disagrees with the government, tries to persuade Luke that the government is wrong.
The two become friends and Luke visits Jen as much as he can. Jen introduces Luke to a chatroom for other third children - they call themselves Shadow Children. She reveals that she is also a third child. About a month later, he runs over to the house out of curiosity and is caught by the child he saw in the window, Jen Talbot. One day, Luke sees the face of kid in a window of a house that he knows already has two children. When the government starts building houses in the woods behind the Garners' house for the rich and elite, Luke is forced to stay indoors, alone during the day. Luke, like all third children, must spend his days hidden or away from public view, or else he will be killed or imprisoned, as well as his family. As a third child, Luke and his parents are in violation of a population law. Luke Garner, a 12-year-old boy, lives on a farm with his mother, father, and two brothers. In a dystopian future, after a food shortage and overpopulation, families are limited to two children.
In 2013, it was one of the ten most taught texts in United States' middle schools.
The book tells the story of a fictional future in which drastic measures have been taken to quell overpopulation. Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix is a young adult novel published on Septem and is the first book in the Shadow Children series.
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