The individual characterization of each voice is very well-written, forcing the reader to stop to examine the motives of each person. The terrifying similarities between this fictitious government and those running our countries today are unsettling. Haddix creates a believable world in which government control has been mandated, invading the personal rights of all citizens. He meets Jen, another illegal child, who introduces him to a wealth of knowledge and danger as she begins to unveil what has been hidden from him about his own existence. Not until Luke looks out at the newly developed homes from his concealed attic window does Luke begin to believe he’s not alone in the world. The population is being controlled, limiting the number of children allowed in one family, by the government in an attempt to ration the world’s few remaining resources. Imagine a world in which these are your commands.
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