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Among the Brave
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Shadow Children: Book 5

Among the Brave (2004) (edit title/settings)

by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Author) (edit contributors)

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A Reluctant Hero. Trey may have saved Luke's life, but he still thinks of himself as a coward who can barely stand to be outdoors. Now Trey finds out Luke has been taken prisoner at Population Police headquarters. Trey is terrified, but he knows that if he doesn't rescue his friend, no one... read more

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The fifth book starts off directly where the last book had ended, from the point of view of Trey, Luke's friend from Hendricks' School for Boys. After Luke Garner (Lee Grant) leaves Smits Grant, the younger brother of the real Lee Grant, in the care of his real parents, Luke's friend Trey... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

The fifth book starts off directly where the last book had ended, from the point of view of Trey, Luke's friend from Hendricks' School for Boys. After Luke Garner (Lee Grant) leaves Smits Grant, the younger brother of the real Lee Grant, in the care of his real parents, Luke's friend Trey finds himself at Mr. Talbot's front door preparing to explain all the recent events.

The car containing Trey's friends, Nina, John, and Luke takes off without Trey. The house is raided soon afterward and thanks to luck and his own vast knowledge from reading during his years in hiding, Trey manages to dive to safety behind a flowerpot. A member of the Wave, who searches the porch, says liber (Latin for free). Trey's knowledge of Latin saves his life, as the raider reports that the porch is clear. After the raid, Trey sneaks into the house and encounters a hostile but stunning woman with bright red hair; she is none other than Mrs. Talbot. Together, they discover from a private news network that the government has been overthrown and replaced by the powerful Population Police. Defeated, Mrs. Talbot abandons the house and leaves Trey to fend for himself.

After sorting himself out and taking several obscure, important looking documents found within the Talbot house, Trey sets out to find help, hopefully to find Lee and the others. He winds up on the Garner farm and ventures out with Mark, one of Luke's older brothers, to find Luke/Lee and the rest of his friends. They instead find themselves at Population Police Headquarters, once the house of the Grants; Mark is captured and taken instead and Trey must sign up as a recruit to save him.

Using his own ingenuity, despite his own fears, Trey manages to save injured Mark, his missing friends, and Mr. Talbot from execution with the help of a rebel named Nedley. The group find safety at Mr. Hendricks' cottage and discover the schools have been raided and emptied of their students and able-bodied teachers. Then the group is nursed back to health by Mrs. Talbot, who happens to be a doctor. Afterward, Trey presents the documents that he saved, despite several opportunities where he may have abandoned them. Mr. Talbot reveals that the documents conceal the identities of hundreds of Third Children with false identities and they decide to burn them to protect the children. But Trey wants to take the names and the responsibility. Trey snatches them away at the last moment, resolving to take small steps to destroy the Population Police from within along with Lee, Nina, the chauffeur, and Nedley.

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  • Shadow Children (aka Third Children): In this society families are only allowed to have two children. Any child born after that is referred to as a third child or shadow child. Their enemies are Aldous Krakenaur and the Population police.
  • Population Police: A horrible and cruel army of soldiers, led by the evil dictator Aldous Krakenaur, intent on killing all third children.

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Great, Trey thought.

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Glossary edit see section history

  • Liber: Latin for "free"

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 5 of 7 in Shadow Children. (standard series)

Preceded by Among the Barons, and followed by Among the Enemy.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Margaret Peterson Haddix (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0689857942
Page Count: 229

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  • Library of Congress: PZ7.H1164 Al 2004
  • Dewey: Fic Haddix

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Reading Level: Ages 9-12

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