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Publication
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (2000), Edition: Reprint, 153 pages
Description
In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong.
Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Honor — 2002)
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 2003)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Middle Grade — 2002)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Honor — 2001)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2001)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 2002)
Great Stone Face Book Award (Winner — 2001)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Fiction — 2000)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2002)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Junior — 2001)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2000-2001)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2002)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Iowa Teen Award (Nominee — 2001)
Bluestem Award (Nominee — 2018)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Winner — Grades 6-8 — 2002)
Nevada Young Readers' Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2001)
South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Nominee — 1999)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Teen — 2001)
Colorado Blue Spruce Award (Nominee — 2003)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 2001)
Iowa Children's Choice Award (Nominee — 2004)
NCSLMA Battle of the Books (Elementary — 2018)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee — 2001)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 1999)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (Intermediate — 1999)
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (Top Ten — 2000)
Idaho Battle of the Books (2018)