In a satisfying third-person narrative that alternates between the children's experiences, Haddix (the Children of Exile series) portrays the complex anxieties and internal lives of close, caring family members grappling with a single set of extraordinary circumstances separately and together. It's up to all three to crack the code and search out answers using nothing but who they are and what they already know. After their mom disappears on a "work trip" the very next day, the Greystones receive a cryptic farewell and a coded letter that makes them wonder if they're connected to the kidnapped children. Until, that is, the day they find their mother weeping and wan over a news story about three kidnapped Arizona children children who have not only the same birth dates and unusual names as the siblings but also a mother who looks uncannily similar to their own. In Ohio, the Greystone kids responsible Chess, math-savvy Emma, and excitable Finn have established a pleasant life with their mother years after their father's death. * 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 * "A secret-stacked, thrilling series opener about perception, personal memories, and the idiosyncrasies that form individual identities." (Publishers Weekly, starred review) 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. 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! 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.
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