Set in a dystopian future society where families are legally permitted only two children, this middle-grade series follows children who were born as illegal third children and must live in hiding — and the dangerous underground movement that fights for their right to exist. The seven-book series follows different characters across the same world, building a picture of resistance and revolution one story at a time.
In a future where overpopulation laws allow each family only two children, Luke is a third child who has lived in hiding his entire life; when he secretly meets another shadow child named Jen, his world is cracked open by the possibility of resistance. The novel follows Luke's dawning awareness of injustice and his struggle to decide whether to risk everything for freedom. A tense, engaging dystopian novel that raises powerful questions about government authority and individual rights.