Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Great book!! Set in the near future, the government has established a population law and families are only allowed to have two children. The penalties for having a third child are severe. Luke is one of those "third children." His existence is illegal and a great family secret. Aside from taking precautions, Luke lives a fairly normal, if sheltered life. But the government forces his family to sell land and clear their woods to build houses, and Luke is forced inside. With neighbors, he can't even sit at the dinner table with his family, and must spend all of his time in his attic room. One day he sees a face in a neighbor's window he is sure belongs to another third child. Luke must weigh his fear and the risks of reaching out to this child against the boredom, frustration, and loneliness of his life in the attic.
Many students come into the library asking for The Hunger Games, which I can't have in the collection because of its maturity level. Now I can recommend this series along with Suzanne Collins's Gregor the Overlander series. Would be a great younger-reader alternative to The Giver as well.
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