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.” - Booklist “Bestselling Haddix launches a new middle-grade series that blends adventure and sf elements into an engrossing mystery. This first installment ends expectedly with a cliffhanger that is sure to leave readers wanting more.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books “Haddix returns with another mystery/adventure/science-fiction hybrid filled with twists, turns, and political undertones in the nefarious intentions of the alternate world. A high-stakes adventure full of teamwork with a multifaceted mystery and complex themes.” - Kirkus Reviews
“Maintains suspense from the beginning to the cliffhanger ending. A secret-stacked, thrilling series opener about perception, personal memories, and the idiosyncrasies that form individual identities.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) PRAISE FOR BOOK 1, THE STRANGERS: “A satisfying third-person narrative that portrays the complex anxieties and internal lives of close, caring family members grappling with a single set of extraordinary circumstances-separately and together. The coins are messengers, telling the Greystones and their allies that their friends in the alternate world are under attack-and that the cruel, mind-controlling forces are now invading the better world, too.Īfter another spinning, sliding journey across worlds, the Greystone kids must solve mysteries that have haunted them since the beginning: what happened when the Gustanos were kidnapped, what created the alternate world, and how a group of mismatched kids can triumph once and for all against an evil force that seems to have total control.
And with the right touch, those symbols transform into words: PLEASE LISTEN. They are inscribed with codes that look just like what the Greystones’ father was working on before he died. Then mysterious coins begin falling from unexpected places. All secrets are revealed in this page-turning, suspenseful story that shows the importance of teamwork, telling your story, and taking action when it matters most.Īs book three of the Greystone Secrets series opens, the Greystone kids have their mother back from the evil alternate world, and so does their friend Natalie. In the dazzling conclusion to the Greystone Secrets series from New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix, the Greystones and their doubles, the Gustanos, must team up to save the alternate world-before both worlds are lost.
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