The Deceivers
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General
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Margaret Peterson Haddix
The second book in the Greystone Secrets series from the master of plot twists, Margaret Peterson Haddix--perfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time and The City of Ember, now available in paperback Until their mother vanished, the Greystone kids--Chess, Emma, and Finn--knew nothing about the other world.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, where even telling the truth can be illegal.But in such a terrifying place, Chess doubts he can ever be brave enough. Despite all her brains, Emma can't seem to break the code. With everything spiraling out of control, Finn has to pretend he's okay.And for Natalie, the lies of the other world include some she wishes were actually true. What if she's gotten so used to lying she no longer knows what to believe?The second book in the Greystone Secrets series, The Deceivers, by bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix, continues the twisty and suspenseful story of the Greystone kids and examines the power of the truth--or a lie--to alter lives, society, and even an entire reality.Praise for Greystone Secrets #1: The Strangers*Winter 2018-2019 Kids' Indie Next List Pick*"A secret-stacked, thrilling series opener." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "An engrossing mystery with a cliff-hanger ending to raise the stakes and delight fans new and old." --Booklist"Maintains suspense from the beginning to the cliffhanger ending. A high-stakes adventure full of teamwork with a multifaceted mystery and complex themes." --Kirkus Reviews--School Library Journal
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Author
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Pages
549
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Learning
Published Date
2020
ISBN
1432881604 9781432881603
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"I'm struggling to rate this book. It's a middle grade so some concessions need to be made. From a kids point a view may be all of this makes perfect sense and wouldn't take issue with things. First Finn is supposed to be 8 years old.... However the way he behaves is more of a 5-6 year old and there are huuuuge developmental differences between those ages.<br/><br/>Next... There is so much back and forth about who is to be trusted and logically even from a kids stand point some of the leaps made just don't make any sense. There is absolutely no facts to support things and more often than not just comes out of no where.<br/><br/>The pacing felt weird. Most of the book takes place in under 24 hours and it feels weird that all these leaps and ah ha moments happen in five minute spans from each other. Some of this could be that the author was attempting to keep the plot moving and engaging but it felt slightly overwhelming. There was very little character building overall because of it which made me a little sad."
Renee Delcourt