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The Strangers by Mararet Peterson Haddix

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Chess, Emma, and Finn Greystone have a normal life. That is until kids of the same name and age get kidnapped. They even look like the Greystones. Shortly after that, Mrs. Greystone disappears on a suspicious trip for work. Even worse, she might not return at all. With the help of their new friend, Natalie, the Greystone's set out to save their mom and these new strangers.     I didn't love The Strangers . The plot sounded really interesting but the writing wasn't as intriguing. I found this book really slow but there were still some parts that drew me in. I thought The Strangers was a really weird book. It had a sci-fi element but in a weird way. I don't think that this "sci-fi" element was tied into the mystery in a very good way. The chapters rotated from being about Finn, Chess, and Emma. I don't know why the author decided to give each character chapters since it was told in the third person the whole time.      I thought that Finn was a really annoyi...