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.
Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
New and upcoming books
Series
Shadow Children
1. Among the Hidden (1998)
2. Among the Impostors (2001)
3. Among the Betrayed (2002)
4. Among the Barons (2003)
5. Among the Brave (2004)
6. Among The Enemy (2005)
7. Among the Free (2006)
1. Among the Hidden (1998)
2. Among the Impostors (2001)
3. Among the Betrayed (2002)
4. Among the Barons (2003)
5. Among the Brave (2004)
6. Among The Enemy (2005)
7. Among the Free (2006)
Missing
1. Found (2008)
2. Sent (2009)
3. Sabotaged (2010)
4. Torn (2011)
5. Caught (2012)
5.5. Sought (2013)
6. Risked (2013)
7. Revealed (2014)
7.5. Rescued (2014)
8. Redeemed (2015)
1. Found (2008)
2. Sent (2009)
3. Sabotaged (2010)
4. Torn (2011)
5. Caught (2012)
5.5. Sought (2013)
6. Risked (2013)
7. Revealed (2014)
7.5. Rescued (2014)
8. Redeemed (2015)
Children of Exile
1. Children of Exile (2016)
2. Children of Refuge (2017)
3. Children of Jubilee (2018)
1. Children of Exile (2016)
2. Children of Refuge (2017)
3. Children of Jubilee (2018)
Mysteries of Trash and Treasure
1. The Secret Letters (2022)
2. The Ghostly Photos (2023)
3. The Stolen Key (2024)
1. The Secret Letters (2022)
2. The Ghostly Photos (2023)
3. The Stolen Key (2024)
Novels
Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey (1996)
Leaving Fishers (1997)
Turnabout (2000)
The Girl With 500 Middle Names (2001)
Takeoffs and Landings (2001)
Because of Anya (2002)
Escape From Memory (2003)
Say What (2004)
The House on the Gulf (2004)
Double Identity (2005)
Dexter the Tough (2007)
Uprising (2007)
Claim to Fame (2009)
The Always War (2011)
Game Changer (2012)
Full Ride (2013)
The Summer of Broken Things (2018)
Remarkables (2019)
The School for Whatnots (2022)
Leaving Fishers (1997)
Turnabout (2000)
The Girl With 500 Middle Names (2001)
Takeoffs and Landings (2001)
Because of Anya (2002)
Escape From Memory (2003)
Say What (2004)
The House on the Gulf (2004)
Double Identity (2005)
Dexter the Tough (2007)
Uprising (2007)
Claim to Fame (2009)
The Always War (2011)
Game Changer (2012)
Full Ride (2013)
The Summer of Broken Things (2018)
Remarkables (2019)
The School for Whatnots (2022)
Novellas and Short Stories
Books containing stories by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Margaret Peterson Haddix recommends
Westfallen (2024)
Ann Brashares and Ben Brashares
"What a thrilling - and chilling - adventure! Take six kids separated by seventy-nine years, throw in a time-travel device none of them quite understand, and what's the worst that could happen? All you have to do is read the first page of Westfallen, and you'll be determined to find out - down to every last twist and turn that Ann Brashares and Ben Brashares dream up!"
The Liars Society (2024)
(Liars Society, book 1)
Alyson Gerber
"If you were asked to join a secret society that claims to control the whole world, would you jump at the chance--or run the other way? In The Liars Society, scholarship student Weatherby and wealthy, privileged Jack have to grapple with that question even as they struggle to sort out truth, trust, tradition . . . and secrets of their own. This twisty tale will keep kids guessing from beginning to end!"
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