Among the Hidden

This is one of my favorite series from childhood that I still constantly listen to as an adult. It never fails to keep my attention, never fails to make me feel something deep inside. I absolutely Margaret Haddix's books and everything she writes, she puts her heart and soul into.

This book presents itself in such a simple way it hurts. The writing is far too simplistic for anyone above Elementary school. The ideas and themes are barely elaborated on, it can be summed up to "the famine was the governments fault, overpopulation is bad, the government is stupid". The themes are also so extreme that they are unrealistic, the Author could have toned it down a bit.

This book is about a boy named Luke who must stay in the attic at all times. He can no longer eat dinner at the table with his parents and brothers. There is a law that only allows two children. Luke is considered one of the shadow children. If the government finds out that there is a third child, they will send the population police after him. This book shows social justice because it is a realistic story of what could happen in our country with the population getting so large. Other countries like China have a ban on the number of children a family can have. This book talks about government control, oppression, friendship and the willingness to fight for your rights.