Greystone Secrets: The Strangers -- Margaret Peterson Haddix

<p><strong><em>New York Times</em> 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 <em>A Wrinkle in Time </em>and <em>The City of Ember</em> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>What makes you <em>you</em>?</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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?</p><p>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.</p><p>Praise for <em>The Strangers</em>: </p><p>A secret-stacked, thrilling series opener about perception, personal memories, and the idiosyncrasies that form individual identities. (<em>Publishers Weekly</em>, starred revie