This book is a must-have for little lovers of mystery. All three children have a heroic part in the story that celebrates their strengths as individuals and the strength of family. Scads of plot twists and creative detail keep the story intense and captivating.

The chapters rotate through the perspectives of the three siblings in a way that makes this book appeal to a wide range of ages and possibly a great family read-aloud (though, be wary, the intensity of concepts like parent loss and the cliff-hanger of an ending may be a bit much for young kiddos). A series of clues leads them to find their world turned upside down and their mom in danger of never returning. Before they know it, the Greystone’s mom has to leave on a “work trip” and leaves the children with someone they barely know. Three children that share names with the Greystone kids. They each know the part they play in their predictable daily life: Chess, the protector, Emma, the problem-solving mathematician, and Finn, the goofy light-hearted joy of the family.

Three siblings Chess, Emma, and Finn, have a happy little life and a particularly deep bond with their mother after the loss of their father. Clues! Puzzles! Codes! Secret rooms! The Strangers is one of the page-turningest (yes, I invented a word for this occasion) Middle Grade novels I have read in a while.

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.Oh wow. 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.

Now available in paperback.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. 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. 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.

The greystone secrets