<Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> PZ7. H1164 Am 1998 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> Among the Impostors </Td> </Tr> <P> Among the Hidden is a 1998 young adult novel by Margaret Peterson Haddix concerning a fictional future in which drastic measures have been taken to quell overpopulation . It is the first of seven novels in the Shadow Children series . </P> <P> Overpopulation has occurred . Because of this there is very little food and all of it is monitored by the government . Due to this shortage, the democratic republic has been replaced with a totalitarian government that enforces heavy control over the population, particularly reproduction . They outlaw anyone to have more than two children . </P>

Where does the book among the hidden take place