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Greystone Secrets: The Strangers

by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Family ties and a mystery of identity

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Awards & Recognition

  • Book club selection

    Time for Kids Book Club: Top 10 Summer Reads

    Included among the club's Top 10 Summer Reads.

  • Editorial selection

    Winter 2018–2019 Kids' Indie Next List Pick

    Selected as a Winter 2018–2019 Kids' Indie Next List pick.

  • Author recognition

    New York Times bestselling author

    The metadata describes Margaret Peterson Haddix as a New York Times bestselling author.

AlbakiReads Editorial

Family ties and a mystery of identity

The Greystone siblings’ sense of who they are is unsettled by news of three kidnapped children whose names, ages, and birthdays match their own. When their mother leaves unexpectedly, clues at home lead Chess, Emma, and Finn toward codes, hidden rooms, and a secret connected to the strangers. Family relationships and questions of identity sit alongside the book’s puzzle-driven fantasy premise, with the children’s different traits—Chess’s protectiveness, Emma’s love of math, and Finn’s silliness—part of how the siblings approach what they uncover.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers ages 9–12 interested in fantasy mysteries.
  • For readers who enjoy sibling-centered stories involving codes, hidden rooms, and family secrets.
  • For children drawn to stories that explore identity and friendship.

Themes

Family and sibling relationshipsIdentityMystery and secretsFriendship

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Book overview

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 *

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