Because they were afraid there wouldnt be enough food and people would starve.
In Among The Hidden the law was that you couldn't have a third child. it didn't really tell what would happen if they found a third child but Luke thought that the government would kill him. also the government made a law that you couldn't eat junk food like chips and soda, stuff like that and you couldn't have a pet. the reasoning they made all this law was that they wouldn't have much food and things like that if it was overpopulated
"Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix is told from the point of view of the protagonist, Luke Garner, a third child who must hide his existence due to a strict population control law.
Because of the 1 kid law in China
In the book "Among the Hidden," Luke met Jen at the Sports family's house. Jen reveals to Luke that she is also a third child like him, and together they form a plan to fight against the Population Law.
The agreement among nations representing about 80% of the earth's population is called the Antarctic Treaty.
Well honey, in "Among the Hidden," pets were illegal because of the Population Law. The government wanted to control the number of people living in each household, so having pets was a big no-no. It's all about keeping those numbers in check, even if it means saying goodbye to Fido or Fluffy.
The Romans ruled their empire by Roman law, the same law that the population of the city of Rome had to obey. That's what made it an empire.The Romans ruled their empire by Roman law, the same law that the population of the city of Rome had to obey. That's what made it an empire.The Romans ruled their empire by Roman law, the same law that the population of the city of Rome had to obey. That's what made it an empire.The Romans ruled their empire by Roman law, the same law that the population of the city of Rome had to obey. That's what made it an empire.The Romans ruled their empire by Roman law, the same law that the population of the city of Rome had to obey. That's what made it an empire.The Romans ruled their empire by Roman law, the same law that the population of the city of Rome had to obey. That's what made it an empire.The Romans ruled their empire by Roman law, the same law that the population of the city of Rome had to obey. That's what made it an empire.The Romans ruled their empire by Roman law, the same law that the population of the city of Rome had to obey. That's what made it an empire.The Romans ruled their empire by Roman law, the same law that the population of the city of Rome had to obey. That's what made it an empire.
"Sure," Luke said, trying to sound as devil-may care as Mark (Pg 47)
i would say she is about 12 the same age as Luke!!! Wikipedia had her age as 13.
The resolution in that book is that Jen's father gave Luke a fake ID so he can live a free life, as Lee Grant, with new fake parents. Luke will be able to live without worrying about the Population Law. *~--*~--*~--*~--*~--*~--*~--* This book was one of the best books I have ever read. I really liked this book and I could not stop crying when Jen died. Apparently their blood flowed all the way to the presidents rose bushes.
The book you are referring to is "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix. In the story, third children are illegal due to a government law limiting families to two kids. Luke, the protagonist, is a third child who must live in hiding to avoid being discovered and arrested by the Population Police.
The books are about shadow children. Shadow children are third child and they are forbidden from the population police. They can't have more than two children. And Luke, the main character, is a third child and he meets people and starts to change himself and takes adventure. I read the book and it's very good The series goes: Among the hidden Among the Impostors Among the betrayed Among the barons Among the brave Among the enemy Among the free