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Amongst the Betrayed

Margaret Haddix (2002)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10+
Goodreads4.05

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Protagonist archetypes

Morally Gray Protagonist

Synopsis

In a society that allows no more than two children per family under penalty of death, third children are forced into hiding, or to live with false identity papers. In *Among the Impostors*, Nina Idi was arrested for supposedly trying to trick the Population Police into arresting students she said were third children. Now she faces torture or death -- unless she agrees to betray three other imprisoned third children. Her dilemma intensifies when she meets the prisoners -- who are only ten, nine, and six.

Tags

DystopianSurvival FictionMoral Fiction