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A review by princesspersephone
The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix
4.0
I want to start this by saying, I dont normally read middle grade books, but the plot of this sounded interesting and It was available to me immediately at the library to reserve before it was published. I did not at all expect to be so drawn in my the story. Its close to see how resemblances to A Wrinkle In Time have been made, and I would go a step further to say that it also has a big Stranger Things vibe going on too. Part of it is magical realism, though it's definitely rooted more in reality and technology than the two aforementioned examples.
Three siblings go missing, and three other siblings with the same names, birthdays, and other similar characteristics suddenly have to deal with changes in their world that seem beyond comprehension. Their mother leaves for an unexpected trip, they are left with a woman who they have never met before, and her daughter that seems to know more about what's going on than they do...but as you get through the book you quickly find out that none of them could have thought of what was truly going on in their wildest dreams.
From genius riddles and puzzles that need to be solved, code words like succotash, and a cliffhanger ending that will leave you wanting more...this book offers up great adventures for kids and keeps their imagination on their toes from page to page. A highly original story, and jam packed with mystery and intrigue.
Three siblings go missing, and three other siblings with the same names, birthdays, and other similar characteristics suddenly have to deal with changes in their world that seem beyond comprehension. Their mother leaves for an unexpected trip, they are left with a woman who they have never met before, and her daughter that seems to know more about what's going on than they do...but as you get through the book you quickly find out that none of them could have thought of what was truly going on in their wildest dreams.
From genius riddles and puzzles that need to be solved, code words like succotash, and a cliffhanger ending that will leave you wanting more...this book offers up great adventures for kids and keeps their imagination on their toes from page to page. A highly original story, and jam packed with mystery and intrigue.