First the Greystones’ mother disappears into it after learning of a family that has unsettling commonalities with their own. In Margaret Peterson Haddix’s middle-grade series Greystone Secrets- The Strangers(Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins, 2019) and The Deceivers (April 7)-the Greystone kids (Chess, Emma, and Finn) and their friend Natalie discover a parallel world. Novels that explore the idea of parallel universes or alternate life paths might feel especially relevant to young readers right now. The gap between reality and what should have been feels unusually vivid. Across the country there are ever changing guidelines and ongoing uncertainty, and after being stuck at home for months, many children and teens now face.being stuck at home for months. heads into summer vacation, young people are facing a reality that diverges dramatically from what they originally dreamed of-whether that was a sleepaway or day camp, a job or internship, hanging out with friends, or just a break from school.
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