Books like Under their skin by Margaret Peterson Haddix
When their mother and new stepfather keep tight‑lipped secrets, twins Nick and Eryn feel uneasy. They discover that they are barred from meeting their stepsiblings and that their very lives may be endangered. As they dig deeper into the mysteries surrounding their family, they encounter a world where robots coexist with humans amid biological threats to extinction.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Margaret Peterson Haddix
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