Greystone Secrets 1 The Strangers, Margaret Peterson Haddix
Greystone Secrets 1 The Strangers, Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Greystone Secrets #1: The Strangers

Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix

Narrator: Jorjeana Marie

Unabridged: 7 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/02/2019

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix takes readers on a thrilling adventure filled with mysteries and plot twists aplenty in this absorbing series about family and friendships. Perfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time and The City of Ember!What makes you you?The 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.Praise for The Strangers:""A secret-stacked, thrilling series opener about perception, personal memories, and the idiosyncrasies that form individual identities."" (Publishers Weekly, starred review)* Winter 2018–2019 Kids' Indie Next List Pick * Indie Bestseller * Time for Kids Book Club: Top 10 Summer Reads *  PW Best Books 2019 *  Texas Bluebonnet Award List 2020-2021 * 2020 LITA Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Book: The Eleanor Cameron Notable Middle Grade Books List *

About Margaret Peterson Haddix

Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up on a farm in Ohio. She worked as a newspaper reporter and copy editor in Indiana before her first book, Running Out of Time, was published. She has since written more than fifty books for kids and teens, including the Greystone Secrets series, the Shadow Children series, the Missing series, the Mysteries of Trash and Treasure series, and many stand-alones. Her books have been honored with New York Times bestseller status, an Edgar Allan Poe award, and numerous state readers choice awards. Margaret and her husband, Doug, now live in Columbus, Ohio, where they raised their two kids. You can learn more about her at haddixbooks.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Diana on September 05, 2019

3.5 Stars → I was intrigued by the premise of THE STRANGERS, and it had a strong start. After seeing a bizarre story on the news, the Greystone children's mother disappears, and Chess, Emma, and Finn are determined to bring her home. Their mom left behind only cryptic clues to her whereabouts, and i......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on October 24, 2019

4 stars! Margaret Peterson Haddix is an author that’s been around since I was a child. I remember one of my elementary school teachers reading her book Running Out of Time out loud to my class and loving it so much I begged my mom to go to the bookstore to buy it so I could read it again. Flash for......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on March 21, 2021

I really enjoyed this book! It was full of adventure and code breaking fun. I thought it was interesting and I loved the code breaking aspect and the results of finding out what happened to these kids' mother. I didn't enjoy Finn's character. I felt he was in the way and too impulsive for the danger......more

Goodreads review by Brittney on March 11, 2019

*Thank you so much Katherine Tegan Books at HarperCollins for providing me an eARC from Edelweiss in exchanged for an honest review. *dnfed at 60% 1.75 / 5 stars The Greystone children have always had a happy, close relationship with their mother. When a kidnapping occurs that hits too close to home,......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on August 20, 2019

Very clever and twisty mystery! Such an unusual premise, and yet Haddix carries it off . . . because of course she does! Very excited for the next one, to find out more!......more

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