Among the Betrayed
Shadow Children #3
Readers rate it 4.0 (45 on Hardcover)
156 pages · Released 2002 · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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This dystopian series entry explores themes of betrayal, moral choice, and resistance under an oppressive regime, with a child protagonist facing torture threats and impossible ethical dilemmas. While there is no graphic violence on-page, the emotional and psychological stakes are intense, including references to child death and state violence. The story rewards courage and integrity despite fear, making it meaningful but emotionally heavy for middle-grade readers at the older end.
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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... 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.
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- Conduct of life
- Juvenile fiction
- Betrayal
- Fiction
- Science fiction
- Children's fiction
- Conduct of life, fiction
- Large type books
- Plot driven
- Strong Character Development
- Unloveable Characters
- Not Diverse Characters
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ISBN 9780689839054 · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers