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What was Rheta Grimley Johnson's story that Haddix had in mind when she came up with The Strangers? She makes it sound so compelling but doesn't give us any idea what it actually was.

Shelly The book was inspired by an article titled, "Death Takes a Detour" by Rheta Grimsley Johnson that appeared in the Indianapolis News on June 22, 1988. …moreThe book was inspired by an article titled, "Death Takes a Detour" by Rheta Grimsley Johnson that appeared in the Indianapolis News on June 22, 1988. As Margaret Peterson Haddix mentions, the story is both sad and true. Unfortunately, I can't upload the actual article, but it relates the story of a woman in Marietta, Georgia who was involved in a car accident that killed her three children, ages 5, 4 and 22 months. Another woman, a friend of Rheta Grimsley Johnson, had read the news story in the paper and was horrified and unnerved by the article because she had children the exact same ages and with almost identical names. The woman was so rattled by the similarities that she discontinued driving.
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how many words are in the book?

Billy 432 pages are in this book by Margeret Peterson Haddix. You'll love it if you like mysteries like me!…more432 pages are in this book by Margeret Peterson Haddix. You'll love it if you like mysteries like me!(less)

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I have a hardcover copy of this book and the pages are numbered up to page 405, but Goodreads says there are only 300 pages. Why is this? Is that how it is in a different version, such as a paperback copy, if the paperback copy is for sale yet?

Kisa, the person who likes doughnuts i think it might either be formatted differently, so there would be more or less words on each page compared to your copy. or maybe goodreads just mad…morei think it might either be formatted differently, so there would be more or less words on each page compared to your copy. or maybe goodreads just made a mistake. (less)

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Hi, I would like to ask how much sci-fi elements are here? I really do not like sci-fi and I never read any book from this genre so I do not want to go into this book in case there is much of it. Thank you

a v a There aren't really a ton of sci-fi elements to this book. I'm also not a huge sci-fi fan but my mom wanted me to read this so I did and ended up lovi…moreThere aren't really a ton of sci-fi elements to this book. I'm also not a huge sci-fi fan but my mom wanted me to read this so I did and ended up loving it. The only sci-fi things are like doppelgangers and a portal to another dimension or something like that. It's not super weird and quirky, basically just a realistic fiction book with some sci fi elements. Overall it was an amazing book that will keep you on the edge of your seat. (less)

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how do i read it?