Among the Hidden Terms

In the world of the novel, barons are wealthy, upper-class people. Many of them are in government, and they enjoy more privileges than the rest of society (such as access to junk food, and forged… read analysis of Baron

Passed by General Sherman 20 years before the novel begins, the Population Law dictates that parents may only have two children. It’s enforced by the Population Police. read analysis of Population Law

The Population Police are a specialized arm of the government police force that is tasked with upholding the Population Law. This entails finding shadow children, punishing the children’s parents, and dealing with the… read analysis of Population Police

Shadow child is the term Jen uses to refer to illegal third children. read analysis of Shadow Child