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Margaret Peterson Haddix

Margaret Peterson Haddix


Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up on a farm in a small town in Ohio, in a family of farmers and bookworms, and she read widely: classic fiction, but also the newspaper and Time magazine. She also found time to participate in activities that she later drew on as material for her books: school plays; playing flute and piccolo in the marching, pep and symphonic bands; singing in the school choir; working on the school newspaper; running track; and volunteering with her 4-H club. At Miami University (Ohio), she worked on the school paper and double majored in Creative Writing and Journalism.

After college, Haddix worked for a while as a newspaper reporter, but longed to write stories from her imagination. She eventually took the leap to writing fiction and experienced her share of rejection, before having a book accepted. With young children, Haddix had to write those earlier stories around the children’s nap times.

Her kids are now teenagers, so Haddix has more time to write, including the Shadow Children series, the Missing series, Dexter the Tough, and an installment of the wildly successful The 39 Clues series.

Margaret Peterson Haddix and her family live in Columbus, Ohio.

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Into the Gauntlet (the 39 Clues, Book 10), 10

39 Clues: Book 10: Into the Gauntlet

Margaret Peterson Haddix
Age Level:
Middle Grade
Genre:
Fantasy
Published:
2010
Among the Hidden

Among the Hidden

Margaret Peterson Haddix
Age Level:
Middle Grade
Genre:
Fantasy, Science fiction / Dystopian
Published:
1998
Claim to Fame

Claim to Fame

Margaret Peterson Haddix
Age Level:
Middle Grade
Genre:
Fantasy
Published:
2009
Dexter the Tough

Dexter the Tough

Margaret Peterson Haddix
Age Level:
Middle Grade
Genre:
Fiction
Published:
2007
found

Found

Margaret Peterson Haddix
Age Level:
Middle Grade
Genre:
Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery / Crime, Science fiction / Dystopian
Published:
2008
Just Ella

Just Ella

Margaret Peterson Haddix
Age Level:
YA
Genre:
Fantasy
Published:
1999
Running Out of Time

Running Out of Time

Margaret Peterson Haddix
Published:
1995
Takeoffs and Landings

Takeoffs and Landings

Margaret Peterson Haddix
Published:
2001

Uprising

Margaret Peterson Haddix

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