Among the Enemy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689857966)

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.

Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix
ISBN-10: 0689857969
ISBN-13: 9780689857966
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2005
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.68w x 0.82d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 87624 / Among the Enemy

Award: Buckeye Children's Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 44
Booklist 06/01/2005 pg. 1809
School Library Journal 06/01/2005 pg. 159
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2005 pg. 316 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Christian Home & School 10/01/2005 pg. 28