1.++Introduction

= **Introduction**  =

**Imagine** **living in a society where the population has increased to dangerous levels and the government controls virtually every aspect of its citizens' lives, including placing restrictions on how many children a family can have.**

**Imagine** **being a third child in a family when the government allows only two children.**

**Imagine** **having to spend your entire life "hidden" from society and the government.**

**How would you feel?** **What would you do?** **Would you have the power to change the system?** **Would you survive?**

**Join with your classmates in a reading experience that will take you way beyond the words on the page.**