As book three of the Greystone Secrets series opens, the Greystone kids have their mother back from the evil alternate world, and so does their friend Natalie. But no one believes the danger is past.
Then mysterious coins begin falling from unexpected places. They are inscribed with codes that look just like what the Greystones’ father was working on before he died. And with the right touch, those symbols transform into words: PLEASE LISTEN. And FIND US, SEE US, HELP US. . . .
The coins are messengers, telling the Greystones and their allies that their friends in the alternate world are under attack—and that the cruel, mind-controlling forces are now invading the better world, too.
After another spinning, sliding journey across worlds, the Greystone kids must solve mysteries that have haunted them since the beginning: what happened when the Gustanos were kidnapped, what created the alternate world, and how a group of mismatched kids can triumph once and for all against an evil force that seems to have total control.
Until their mother vanished, the Greystone kids–Chess, Emma, and Finn–knew nothing about the other world.
But they quickly learned: Everything is different there. It’s a mirror image, except things are wrong. Evil. Their mother tried to fix it, but she and an ally got trapped there along with Ms. Morales, their friend Natalie’s mom.
Now the four kids–brave Chess, smart Emma, kind Finn, and savvy Natalie–are determined to rescue everyone. To do so, they have to go back into the other world. How can they survive in a place where even telling the truth can be illegal?
Readers are ensured a rich mystery-adventure that will activate their brains and sense of empathy.–Booklist
This sequel never slows in pace, thrusting the characters into new, treacherous mysteries…. . A perilous, high-action plot—with a cliffhanger. —Kirkus Reviews
What makes you you?
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.
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?
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.
“A secret-stacked, thrilling series opener about perception, personal memories, and the idiosyncrasies that form individual identities.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Maintain(s) suspense from the beginning to the cliffhanger ending…. A high-stakes adventure full of teamwork with a multifaceted mystery and complex themes.”– Kirkus Reviews
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