Margaret Peterson Haddix

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Margaret Peterson Haddix
Born	(1963-05-10) May 10, 1963 Washington Court House, Ohio
Occupation	Author
Language	English
Citizenship	American
Education	Miami University of Ohio
Alma mater	Miami University
Notable work(s)	The Missing series Shadow Children sequence
Children	Meredith & Connor
www.haddixbooks.com

Margaret Peterson Haddix (born April 9, 1964) is an American author. She is best known for writing The Missing series and the Shadow Children sequence. She also wrote the tenth volume in The 39 Clues series, published by Scholastic.^[1]

Biography

Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up on a farm near Washington Court House, Ohio. She graduated from Miami University (of Ohio) with degrees in English/journalism, English/creative writing and history. Before her first book was published, she worked as a newspaper copy editor in Fort Wayne, Indiana; a newspaper reporter in Indianapolis; and a community college instructor and freelance writer in Danville, Illinois.^[2]

She has since written more than 30 books for kids and teens, including Running Out of Time; Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey; Leaving Fishers; Just Ella; Turnabout; Takeoffs and Landings; The Girl with 500 Middle Names; Because of Anya; Escape from Memory; Say What?; The House on the Gulf; Double Identity; Dexter the Tough; Uprising; Palace of Mirrors; Claim to Fame; The Always War; Game Changer; the Shadow Children series; and the Missing series. She also wrote Into the Gauntlet, the tenth book in the 39 Clues series. Her books have been honored with New York Times bestseller status, the International Reading Association’s Children’s Book Award; American Library Association Best Book and Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers notations; and more than a dozen state reader’s choice awards.^[2]

Haddix and her husband, Doug, now live in Dublin, Ohio and they are the parents of two college-aged kids.

Awards

Haddix has received the International Reading Association Children's Book Award, the American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults Award, and the Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, The National Kids Award, citations, as well as state readers' choice lists in over twenty-nine states.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "The 39 Clues. One Ultimate Challenge. Who Will Succeed?". CNN Money. Cable News Network. April 5, 2010. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Margaret Peterson Haddix Biography (short version), Margaret Peterson Haddix official author Website

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The 39 Clues and related series

The 39 Clues

Books	The Maze of Bones One False Note The Sword Thief Beyond the Grave The Black Circle In Too Deep The Viper's Nest The Emperor's Code Storm Warning Into the Gauntlet Vespers Rising

Bonus Books	The Black Book of Buried Secrets Agent Handbook The Cahill Files: Operation Trinity

Lists	List of characters

Authors	Rick Riordan Gordon Korman Peter Lerangis Jude Watson Patrick Carman Linda Sue Park Margaret Peterson Haddix

Other	Cards

Cahills vs. Vespers

Books	The Medusa Plot A King's Ransom The Dead of Night Shatterproof Trust No One Day of Doom

Authors	Gordon Korman Jude Watson Peter Lerangis Roland Smith Linda Sue Park

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 250481644 LCCN: n95026916 GND: 128541776 SUDOC: 142739332 BNF: cb13747962b NDL: 001095105

Persondata
Name	Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Alternative names
Short description	Young-adult novelist
Date of birth	April 9, 1964
Place of birth	Washington Court House, Ohio
Date of death
Place of death

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