Jorjeana Marie narrates this adventure with chapters alternating between the points of view of three children—Chess, Emma, and Finn Greystone. The siblings confront a dangerous world of secrets while trying to make sense of a bizarre kidnapping and their mother’s mysterious disappearance. Marie creates character voices and reads the narrative in appropriate tones. Chess's chapters are serious and quiet, audibly revealing the weight of his responsibility to protect his siblings from danger in their shared effort to find and rescue their mother. Emma is the smartest in the family. Her voice and chapters are urgent yet levelheaded as she races against time, solving vexing clues that defy conventional logic. In Finn, listeners hear the bubbly buoyancy of a happy 7-year-old, constrained by circumstances but never conquered by fear. L.T. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
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 *
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 *
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940170125296 |
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| Publisher: | HarperCollins |
| Publication date: | 04/02/2019 |
| Series: | Greystone Secrets Series , #1 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
| Age Range: | 8 - 11 Years |
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