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Trey may have saved Luke's life, but he still thinks of himself as a coward who can barely stand to be outdoors. Now Trey finds out Luke has been taken prisoner at Population Police headquarters. Trey is terrified, but he knows that if he doesn't rescue his friend, no one will. At police headquarters, Trey impersonates an officer to try getting to Luke. But just when it looks like he's close, Trey suddenly finds himself in danger of exposing not just himself but all shadow children. 

Critically acclaimed author Margaret Peterson Haddix continues her best-selling Missing series with Sent. Just as best friends Chip and Jonah discover they're actually children kidnapped from history, they get sent back to their proper time period. Now in the 15th century, Jonah realizes he's Edward V, the king of England, and Chip is his younger brother Richard, the Duke of York. Both boys know they need to find a way home fast, because they know their history - Edward and Richard were murdered.

In the dazzling conclusion to the Greystone Secrets series from New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix, the Greystones and their doubles, the Gustanos, must team up to save the alternate world—before both worlds are lost. All secrets are revealed in this page-turning...

It’s morning as usual at the Skidmore household—until Charles Lindbergh, the famous historical pilot, appears in their living room. Jonah can hardly believe his eyes—and then Lindbergh grabs Katherine and vanishes again. And that’s not all. Chip, Andrea, and all the other children from the plane have disappeared too. And worst of all, Jonah’s parents and all the other adults in his town have de-aged into children. Jonah is the only one left, and the only one who can save everyone.

Luke Garner, an illegal third child, spent his first 12 years in hiding. For the past four months, Luke has lived among others, using the identity of Lee Grant, at the Hendricks School for Boys. But just as things are finally starting to go right, Lee's little brother, Smits, arrives at the school, and Luke finds himself caught in a tangle of lies that gets more complex with every passing day. Can Luke trust Smits to keep his secret? And can he trust Smits' menacing bodyguard, Oscar?

After traveling through history multiple times and finding out his original identity, Jonah thought he'd fixed everything. But some of his actions left unexpected consequences. His parents - and many other adults - are still stuck as teenagers. And now Jonah has a new sibling, an identical twin brother named Jordan. As odd as all this is for Jonah, it's beyond confusing for Jordan. How does everyone in his family have memories of Jonah when he doesn't?

From master of suspense author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes another page-turning stand-alone adventure perfect for fans of Cog and Bad Magic. No matter what anyone tells you, I’m real. That’s what the note says that Max finds under his keyboard. He knows that his best friend, Josie, wrote...

Nina Idi - a third child in a society where families are allowed only two children - has been betrayed by the boy she loved and arrested by the Population Police for exposing other alleged third children. Angry and confused, Nina knows only one thing for sure: She is innocent of the charges. But now she is faced with the most difficult choice of her life: Get three other prisoners to admit they are shadow children and be spared herself, or refuse to cooperate and be killed. The options are clear. The choice, Nina discovers, is not.

Since the Enforcers raided Refuge City, Rosi, Edwy, and the others are captured and forced to work as slave labor on an alien planet, digging up strange pearls. Weak and hungry, none of them is certain he or she will make it out of this alive. But Edwy's tech-savvy sister, Kiandra, has always been the one with all the answers, and so they turn to her. But Kiandra realizes she can't find her way out of this one on her own, and they all might need to rely on young Cana and her alien friend if they are going to survive.

Disguised as a peasant, Cecilia has been hiding for years from the evil people who killed her parents. Now the time has come to reclaim her title. There's just one problem. Princess Desmia - supposedly Cecilia's decoy - believes a different version of the story.

New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix, the master of cliffhangers, delivers a pulse-pounding mystery perfect for fans of Jacqueline West and Kat Yeh, full of secrets, surprises, and the power of family. One minute they’re there: laughing and having fun at the house next...

In this high-stakes duology closer from New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix, Maisie finds out she's the last moonleaper—unless she can figure out how to change past events to secure the moonleapers' legacy. Maisie was thrilled to become a time-traveling moonleaper and...

New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix delivers the thrilling conclusion to her middle grade Mysteries of Trash and Treasure series as Colin and Nevaeh unravel their most personal mystery yet. Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery! Colin has spent all summer...

New York Times bestselling middle-grade thriller author Margaret Peterson Haddix returns to the Mysteries of Trash and Treasure series as Colin and Nevaeh unravel a mystery from the 1930s and explore the emotions associated with death and dying. Colin and Nevaeh are great at finding things...

As Lindsay Scott basks in the glow of being TV’s most popular child star, she suddenly begins to hear everything that’s being said about her—all the time, and from every place on the globe. After her apparent nervous breakdown, Lindsay disappears from the public eye until—years later—a tabloid claims her father is holding her hostage.

Luke nunca ha ido al colegio. Nunca ha celebrado su cumpleaños ni ha dormido en casa de un amigo. De hecho, Luke nunca ha tenido amigos. Luke es uno de los niños ocultos, un tercer hijo prohibido por la Policía de Población. Ha vivido escondido toda su vida, y ahora, con la nueva urbanización que sustituye al bosque junto a la granja de su familia, ni siquiera puede salir al exterior. Un día, Luke ve el rostro de una niña en la ventana de una casa donde sabe que ya viven otros dos niños. Por fin ha conocido a una niña escondida como él. Ella está dispuesta a arriesgarlo todo para...

There’s nothing better than taking your timid little cousin Thad to one of those sweet haunted houses the 4-H Club decorates for Halloween. Except, of course, if the house turns out to actually be haunted. A short story from Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka...

Luke Garner es un tercer hijo ilegal. Toda su vida ha vivido escondido. Ahora, por primera vez, Luke convive con otros adolescentes. Ha asumido la identidad de un chico fallecido y estudia en la Escuela de Hendricks para Chicos, un edificio sin ventanas con compañeros crueles y profesores que no se enteran de nada. Luke sabe que debe pasar desapercibido, pero vive con el miedo constante de que su comportamiento lo delate. Un día, Luke descubre una puerta al exterior. Sabe que más allá de los muros de Hendricks se encuentran los secretos que está desesperado por descubrir. Lo que no ...

Det troede Greystone-børnene, de vidste. Chess har altid været beskyttende over for sine mindre søskende, Emma har altid elsket matematik, og Finn har altid bare gjort det, Finn er bedst til - at fjolle nuttet rundt og blive forkælet. De har altid været en lykkelig familie, de tre og deres mor. Men alt ændrer sig, da nyheden om tre kidnappede børn kommer frem. For de tre forsvundne børn har samme navne, samme alder og præcis samme fødselsdatoer som Greystone-børnene. Det bizare tilfælde får dem til at spekulere på, hvem de fremmede egentlig er?

Den store Greystone-finale - en pageturner med masser af teamwork, action og dobbeltgængere! Selvom de har fået deres mødre tilbage fra den onde parallelverden, tror de tre Greystone-børn og deres ven Natalie ikke på, at faren for alvor er drevet over. Og da mønter med mystiske koder begynder at dukke op rundt omkring, opdager børnene da også, at mønterne er budbringere fra den anden verden, hvorfra deres venner beder desperat om hjælp.