The Strangers Review

 ...and by one of my favorite authors, too! Funny enough, I realized this book also fits the prompt from Middle Grade March of reading from an author with three names.

The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix is about three siblings: Finn, Emma, and Chess. They have a relatively normal live in their small town in Ohio with their single mother. That is, until one day news come out that three kids identical to them--down to the same first names and birthdays--are kidnapped several states away in Arizona. The three are shocked at these news--but when these news break out, their mother starts to act really strange. Then all of a sudden, their mother says she'll be going away and don't know when she will return. She leaves them in the care of Ms. Morales, one of her friends. The three siblings befriend Ms. Morale's daughter, Natalie, and they all try to figure out what's the deal with their mom. It leads to them finding out something they never knew about their own house...

I will leave it there. You'll have to read the book to find out what they discover if you haven't read it already!  

Once again, I love the way Ms. Haddix writes. She just really knows how to hook her readers! I finished this book within two days.

I am giving it 4.5 stars. That's just because I thought towards the end things started to get a little dragged out, and the story does end on a cliffhanger. But I am excited to pick up the next book!