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This book was not what I expected it to be..
It was ok but it is young middle grade, written to be like older middle grade/YA 🤔
I may read the 2nd one but not anytime soon.

3.75/5

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#PopSugarReadingChallenge2023
#52BookClubReadingChallenge2022

Went to book club tonight for The Strangers and grabbed the book for next month too.
I had higher hopes for the strangers but I didn‘t super like it. Probably won‘t be continuing with the series.

What makes you YOU?? The Greystone kids - Chess, Emma, and Finn - thought they knew. 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... I enjoy Margaret P. Haddix books. #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

#3books #thatwererecommendedtome

This SF novel written by Margaret Peterson Haddix would be good for a LC. I think the students would be engaged because of the mystery of the book. The book is about siblings who are missing their mother and discover another dimension in hopes to find her. The UDL principle I would select would be highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships (3.2) due to the close relationship between the siblings. #ucflae3414su20

#DayOne📚

A really big thumbs up and 5 stars from the kids. Every chapter was a cliff hanger that elicited cries of “keep going!” 😄

Needless to say, the next installment has been preordered.

Time to restart my glitching brain after watching Tiger King

New read aloud. Characters grade wise are a perfect fit!First three chapters have tickled the curiosity. 🤞🏾🤞🏾

Not just for me - I‘m hoping it is a fun read aloud. Three children kidnapped, eerily similar to the Greystone siblings. Adventures ensue......

#UCFLAE3414F19

(Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix)

This SF would be a great LC novel for students to read. It switches between multiple POVs which allows for multiple character analyses, has an ongoing mystery that students can try to unravel alongside the main characters, and demonstrates the strong bond between family members.

Picked up this book last night and couldn't put it down. I can't wait for the second book in 2020! Emma was my favorite POV ❤️

I went into this expecting a thriller and I sort of got it! Yet another fabulous example of “don‘t let expectations rule your reading life”. Seriously. Just sit back and enjoy the ride. The Strangers was a fun and daring adventure. I loved seeing siblings who love each other and protect one another. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Just some snuggles and a new MG novel. 😊 #dogsoflitsy #sundaysnuggles

Family secrets and an alternate reality is what you get from this first book of the series. This one is for middle grades and I enjoyed it.

Another great middle grades novel by Margaret Peterson Haddix. As usual, she pairs a unique concept with delightful characters. I absolutely adored Finn. This book leaves you wanting more. I can't wait until the next in the series comes out.

This very much reminded me of The Mysterious Benedict Society although it has a much faster pace & is much more tightly edited. Full of twists & turns, unexplained coincides, mystery & mayhem, codes, riddles, secrets, hidden passages & more, this book is a nonstop adventure that young readers (middle grade specifically) will surely devour. It‘s also the first in a series so there is more to come. Definitely a good addition to the library.

We‘re back to school tomorrow but there are still a few more hours to enjoy in this lovely spring day—it‘s sunny and in the 70s—and I‘m going to finish up the weekend with middle grade book just in to the library.

Getting ready to try this caffeinated tea that I got in my new #Sipsby box. Listening to this middle grade read while I work on a report.

SO MANY new books, I don‘t know what to read! First world problems, yes.

This book! Comes out on 4/19
The Greystone kids have just learned there is a family nearly identical to them - sharing names and birthdays. Now mom is missing and they a tracking the clues...

Mystery. Alternate universe. Family.

Only downside... I have to wait for book two.

#huggable
#2019middlegrade

Starting this now ... due out 4/19

This arc was sent to me from the publisher. So excited!