Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2004-01-09
Among the Barons (Reprint)
Among the Barons (Reprint)
Shadow Children and Shadow Children Books
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As a third child in a society that allows only two children per family, Luke Garner discovers that living among the Grant family might be deadlier than he ever imagined.
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Book Details
Book Details
Age Range • 9-12
Pages • 182
Subjects • Brothers • Science fiction
Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy | General • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings • Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure • Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction | General
Publisher Summary
Publisher Summary
Luke Garner, an illegal third child, spent his first twelve years in hiding. For the past four months Luke has lived among others, using the identity of Lee Grant, at the Hendricks School for Boys. But just as things are finally starting to go right, Lee's little brother Smits arrives at the school and Luke finds himself caught in a tangle of lies that gets more complex with every passing day.
Can Luke trust Smits to keep his secret? And can he trust Smits's menacing bodyguard, Oscar?
Can Luke trust Smits to keep his secret? And can he trust Smits's menacing bodyguard, Oscar?
