The Strangers

Books | Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General

3.9

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Margaret Peterson Haddix

"he Greystone kids thought they knew. Chess has always been the protector over his younger siblings, Emma loves math, and Finn does what Finn does best--acting silly and being adored. They've been a happy family, just the three of them and their mom. But everything changes when reports of three kidnapped children reach the Greystone kids, and they're shocked by the startling similarities between themselves and these complete strangers. The other kids share their same first and middle names. They're the same ages. They even have identical birthdays. Who, exactly, are these strangers? Before Chess, Emma, and Finn can question their mom about it, she takes off on a sudden work trip and leaves them in the care of Ms. Morales and her daughter, Natalie. But puzzling clues left behind lead to complex codes, hidden rooms, and a dangerous secret that will turn their world upside down"--

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Author

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Pages

515

Publisher

Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company

Published Date

2020

ISBN

1432881582 9781432881580

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"Kids books always have a special place in my heart. The way Margaret writes, I have to finish the book"

Elle Gutierrez

"Highly recommend this middle grade reader series. I have always loved Margaret Peterson Haddix and that she delves into so many different genres. I was in a serious book slump when this came in for me on ebook at my library. I read it in one day and then read through the 2nd one but had to put myself 1st on the list for the 3rd and last in the series. It’s a fast paced series that has parallel worlds, good vs evil, kids being in situations where they need to save the adults from great peril but it will have you on the edge of your seat! I really loved these and recommended them to every kid of this age group that I could. "

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Melissa Craver

"Such a good book! Haven’t read the rest of the series yet, but can’t wait to finish it!"

Emma Jackson

"Just finished listening to the audiobook but.. oh my, I did not think this was going to be a book that I would fall in love with. The underlying theme is so heartwarming and the characters are so well done. "

Amanda Jones

"I enjoyed how the writing was from three different perspectives. Sometimes that method makes a book feel fragmented, but no so here. The book piqued my interest from the beginning. It was rather fun to try to piece the clues together. I felt the book lost some of the intrigue and became more predictable toward the end, but I still enjoyed the read and think many younger readers would, too."