![]() ![]() Luke is a stablehand, responsible for taking care of the horses that the Population Police ride in their free time when he is chosen as a messenger to work with the police. Luke and his friends, primarily other third children and people who don't agree with the law, have a plan to sabotage the government from the inside. When the novel opens, Luke is working undercover for the Population Police. ![]() Luke Garner is the main character of the novel. The reason the law came about is because a drought and a famine spread across the country before Luke was even born. Third children are executed by the Population Police. The Population Police is responsible for enforcing the law, which is that families are only permitted to have two children. Luke is a third child for his parents, which also means that his existence is illegal according to the Population Police and the government that rules Luke's country. In this novel, Luke Garner, is a 13-year-old boy. She has also made the list of fifteen state award finalist lists. Margaret Peterson Haddix is an award-winning author who has received honors from the International Reading Association Children's Book Award and Quick Pick for Reluctant Youth Adult Readers citations. ![]() ![]() Among the Free is the final book in the Shadow Children series by Maragert Peterson Haddix. ![]()
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