Margaret Haddix
Encyclopedia
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 and final volume in The 39 Clues
series, published by Scholastic.
, where she grew up on a farm.
She received a Bachelor of Arts
in creative writing
and journalism
from Miami University
in 1987. She worked as a newspaper copy editor
in Fort Wayne, Indiana
; as a newspaper reporter in Indianapolis
; and as a community college
instructor and freelance
writer in Danville, Illinois
. Haddix and her husband, Doug, a newspaper editor, now live in Columbus, Ohio
, with their two children.
In 2004, Haddix and her publishers, Simon & Schuster
, threatened to sue the makers of M. Night Shyamalan's film The Village
over alleged similarities with the plotline of her first novel Running Out of Time. The filmmakers wrote off the similarities as "meritless".
Children's Book Award, the American Library Association
Best Book for Young Adults Award, and the Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers citations, as well as state readers' choice lists in over twenty-eight states.
United States
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author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
. She is best known for writing The Missing series
The Missing (novel series)
The Missing is a series of young adult novels written by Margaret Peterson Haddix. The first book is Found. Book two, Sent, was released on August 25, 2009. The third book, Sabotaged, was released on August 24, 2010. The fourth book, Torn, was released on November 10, 2011.Haddix has said that...
and the Shadow Children sequence. She also wrote the tenth and final volume in The 39 Clues
The 39 Clues
The 39 Clues consists of two series of adventure books, The Clue Hunt and Cahills vs. Vespers, combining reading, online gaming, and card collecting...
series, published by Scholastic.
Biography
Margaret Peterson Haddix was born in 1964 near Washington Court House, OhioWashington Court House, Ohio
Washington Court House is a city in Fayette County, Ohio, United States. It is the county seat of Fayette County and is located approximately halfway between Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio. The population was 14,192 in 2010 at the 2010 census...
, where she grew up on a farm.
She received a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in creative writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
and journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
from Miami University
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
in 1987. She worked as a newspaper copy editor
Copy editing
Copy editing is the work that an editor does to improve the formatting, style, and accuracy of text. Unlike general editing, copy editing might not involve changing the substance of the text. Copy refers to written or typewritten text for typesetting, printing, or publication...
in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
; as a newspaper reporter in Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
; and as a community college
Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
instructor and freelance
Freelancer
A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is somebody who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long term. These workers are often represented by a company or an agency that resells their labor and that of others to its clients with or without project management and...
writer in Danville, Illinois
Danville, Illinois
Danville is a city in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is the principal city of the'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Danville and Vermilion County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 32,467. It is the county seat of...
. Haddix and her husband, Doug, a newspaper editor, now live in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, with their two children.
In 2004, Haddix and her publishers, Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
, threatened to sue the makers of M. Night Shyamalan's film The Village
The Village (2004 film)
The Village is a 2004 American fantasy-thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan about a end-of-the-19th-century village whose inhabitants live in fear of the creatures inhabiting the woods beyond it. The movie was shot in a recreation of a 19th-century village outside Philadelphia,...
over alleged similarities with the plotline of her first novel Running Out of Time. The filmmakers wrote off the similarities as "meritless".
Works
- Running Out of Time (1995)
- Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. DunphreyDon't You Dare Read This, Mrs. DunphreyDon't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey is a 1996 young adult novel written by Margaret Peterson Haddix. It tells the story of high school student Tish Bonner through journal entries assigned throughout the year by her English teacher, Mrs...
(1996) - Leaving FishersLeaving FishersLeaving Fishers is a young adult novel written by Margaret Peterson Haddix centering around a high school girl, Dorry Stevens, and her descent into and escape from a cult called The Fishers of Men.-Plot summary:...
(1997) - Just EllaJust EllaJust Ella is a novel written by Margaret Peterson Haddix and published in 1999 by Simon & Schuster. The story is a retelling of Cinderella with a feminist twist and a different version of the happily-ever-after ending. The plot revolves around Ella, a beautiful girl struggling to find the true...
(1999) - Shadow Children sequence
- Among the HiddenAmong the HiddenAmong the Hidden is a 1998 young adult novel by Margaret Peterson Haddix concerning a fictional future in which drastic measures have been taken to quell overpopulation. It is the first of seven novels in the Shadow Children series.-Plot summary:...
(1998) - Among the ImpostorsAmong the ImpostorsAmong the Impostors is a 2001 book by Margaret Peterson Haddix, about a time in which drastic measures have been taken to quell overpopulation...
(2001) - Among the BetrayedAmong the BetrayedAmong the Betrayed is a 2002 novel by Margaret Peterson Haddix, about a time in which drastic measures have been taken to quell overpopulation. It is the third of seven novels in the Shadow Children series.-Plot summary:...
(2002) - Among the BaronsAmong the BaronsAmong the Barons is a 2003 book by Margaret Peterson Haddix, about a time in which drastic measures have been taken to quell overpopulation. It is the fourth of seven novels in the Shadow Children series.- Plot summary :...
(2003) - Among the BraveAmong the BraveAmong the Brave is a 2004 book by Margaret Peterson Haddix, about a time in which drastic measures have been taken to quell overpopulation. It is the fifth of seven novels in the Shadow Children series.-Plot summary:...
(2004) - Among the EnemyAmong the EnemyAmong the Enemy is a 2005 novel by Margaret Peterson Haddix, about a time in which drastic measures have been taken to quell overpopulation...
(2005) - Among the FreeAmong the FreeAmong the Free is a 2006 book by Margaret Peterson Haddix, about a time in which drastic measures have been taken to quell overpopulation. It is the seventh and final book in the Shadow Children series.-Plot introduction:...
(2006)
- Among the Hidden
- TurnaboutTurnabout (novel)Turnabout is a novel by Margaret Peterson Haddix, set in the future. It was first published in 2002 by the Aladdin division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.-Plot summary:...
(2000) - The Girl With 500 Middle Names (2001)
- Takeoffs and Landings (2001)
- Because of Anya (2002)
- Escape from MemoryEscape from MemoryEscape from Memory is a young adult novel by Margaret Peterson Haddix. It was published in 2003 by Simon & Schuster.- Plot summary :Kira Landon is a fifteen-year-old girl whose life has been completely normal until her friends talk her into being hypnotized...
(2003) - Say What (2004)
- The House on the Gulf (2004)
- Double IdentityDouble Identity (novel)Double Identity is a 2005 young adult novel by Margaret Peterson Haddix.-Plot summary:Bethany Cole is living a normal life until her parents, Walter and Hillary, load her into their car at midnight and drive her hours away from their home. They reach Sanderfield, Illinois, where Bethany is...
(2005) - Dexter the Tough (2007)
- UprisingUprising (novel)Uprising is a novel for young people written by Margaret Peterson Haddix and published by Simon & Schuster in September 2007.- Plot :Bella, newly arrived in New York from Italy, gets a job at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. There, along with hundreds of other immigrants, she works long hours at a...
(2007) - The Missing seriesThe Missing (novel series)The Missing is a series of young adult novels written by Margaret Peterson Haddix. The first book is Found. Book two, Sent, was released on August 25, 2009. The third book, Sabotaged, was released on August 24, 2010. The fourth book, Torn, was released on November 10, 2011.Haddix has said that...
- FoundFound (novel)Found is a young adult science fiction novel written by Margaret Peterson Haddix. It is the first book in The Missing series. It was published April 22, 2008.-Plot summary:...
(2008) - SentSent (novel)Sent is the second novel in The Missing series by Margaret Peterson Haddix. It was released on August 24, 2009.- Plot summary :Jonah, Katherine, Chip, and another boy, Alex, have no preparation before they are sent back to 1483 at the Tower of London. JB promises them that they can return to the...
(2009) - SabotagedSabotaged (novel)Sabotaged is the third novel in The Missing series by Margaret Peterson Haddix. It was released in August 2010.There is a fourth book, named "Torn", which was released on August 23, 2011.- Plot :...
(2010) - Torn (2011)
- Found
- Palace of Mirrors (2008)
- Claim to FameClaim to FameClaim to Fame is a novel by Margaret Peterson Haddix published by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing in 2009.-Plot summary:It was a talent that came out of nowhere. One day, Lindsay Scott was on the top of the world, the child star of a hit TV show. The next day her fame had turned into torture...
(2009) - Into the GauntletInto the GauntletInto the Gauntlet is the tenth book in The 39 Clues novel series. It was written by Margaret Peterson Haddix and released on August 31, 2010. In the beginning of the book, Amy and Dan think about if they ever should have joined the clue hunt, and every misfortune they've had. Their lead is a poem...
(2010) - The Always War (2011)
Awards
Haddix has received the International Reading AssociationInternational Reading Association
The International Reading Association is an international professional organization that was created in 1956 to improve reading instruction, facilitate dialogue about research on reading, and encourage the habit of reading....
Children's Book Award, the American Library Association
American Library Association
The American Library Association is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 62,000 members....
Best Book for Young Adults Award, and the Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers citations, as well as state readers' choice lists in over twenty-eight states.