But puzzling clues left behind lead to complex codes, hidden rooms, and a dangerous secret that will turn their world upside down. Who, exactly, are these strangers?īefore 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. The other kids share their same first and middle names. They’ve been a happy family, just the three of them and their mom.īut 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. 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. 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. 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.

Perfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time and The City of Ember! HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: The buzz is high for this new series, which the publisher is betting will bring Haddix “to a new generation of reader.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. She joined New York commercial real estate company Greystone in June. The kidnapping alone could have made a compelling mystery, but Haddix throws in secret rooms, alternate realities, and a cliff-hanger ending to raise the stakes and delight fans new and old. I also asked whats the 'secret sauce' for a bank to be a growth company and still. Third-person narratives switch among the Greystone kids, giving readers an intimate sense of their personalities and close sibling bond. In Greystone Secrets 1: The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix, Mom leaves suddenly on a mysterious business trip. Convinced their mother’s in danger, the kids and Natalie (their new caretaker’s daughter) set out to crack the code and save Mrs. Greystone is called suddenly out of town, leaving her kids in the care of a stranger, with nothing but questions and a coded letter. Chess (12), Emma (10), and Finn (8) come home from school one day to find their mother in despair over a news story about a bizarre kidnapping-bizarre because the three children who were taken share the names, ages, and birthdays of the Greystone kids. Something strange is going on in the Greystone household.

With this book, best-selling Haddix launches a new middle-grade series that blends adventure and sf elements into an engrossing mystery.

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