Margaret Peterson Haddix has written at least 76 books. Their most popular book is Among the Hidden with 114 saves with an average rating of 3.87⭐.
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.
She has since written 50 books for kids and teens, including Running Out of Time; Double Identity; Uprising; The School for Whatnots; the Greystone Secrets series; the Shadow Children series; the Missing series; The Mysteries of Trash and Treasure series; and The Palace Chronicles. 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 numerous state reader’s choice awards. They have also been translated into more than twenty different languages.
Haddix and her husband, Doug, now live in Columbus, Ohio. They are the parents of two grown kids.
https://haddixbooks.com/
#1 of 7 in Shadow Children
1998 • 114 Readers • 153 pages • 3.9
#1 of 3 in The Greystone Secrets
2019 • 100 Readers • 416 pages • 3.8
#6 of 1 in Geronimo Stilton Cavemice
2010 • 56 Readers • 7h 5m • 3.9
1995 • 52 Readers • 184 pages • 3.9
#2 of 7 in Shadow Children
2001 • 46 Readers • 172 pages • 3.9
#3 of 7 in Shadow Children
2002 • 44 Readers • 176 pages • 4
#4 of 7 in Shadow Children
2003 • 38 Readers • 208 pages • 4
#5 of 7 in Shadow Children
2004 • 35 Readers • 240 pages • 3.9
#6 of 7 in Shadow Children
2005 • 33 Readers • 214 pages • 4
#7 of 7 in Shadow Children
2006 • 30 Readers • 208 pages • 3.9
#2 of 3 in The Palace Chronicles
2008 • 23 Readers • 324 pages • 4
2005 • 22 Readers • 218 pages • 4
#2 of 3 in The Greystone Secrets
2020 • 21 Readers • 464 pages • 3.7
2012 • 19 Readers • 4
2011 • 19 Readers • 345 pages • 3.9
2019 • 15 Readers • 304 pages • 4.5
2022 • 13 Readers • 304 pages • 3.3
2000 • 12 Readers • 244 pages • 3.4
2007 • 11 Readers • 356 pages • 4.3
2018 • 10 Readers • 393 pages • 5
2011 • 9 Readers • 256 pages • 3.4
2003 • 9 Readers • 288 pages • 3
#3 of 3 in The Greystone Secrets
2021 • 9 Readers • 416 pages • 4.8
2004 • 9 Readers • 201 pages • 3.2
#1 of 7 in Shadow Children
1998 • 9 Readers • 153 pages • 3.8
1996 • 8 Readers • 108 pages • 3.7
#3 of 3 in The Palace Chronicles
2015 • 8 Readers • 368 pages • 3.8
#1 of 2 in Under Their Skin
2016 • 6 Readers • 336 pages • 2.8
2002 • 6 Readers • 116 pages • 4
2009 • 5 Readers • 272 pages • 4
2004 • 4 Readers • 5
#1 of 1 in Mysteries of Trash and Treasure
2022 • 3 Readers • 325 pages
3 Readers • 4
2013 • 3 Readers • 343 pages • 3.5
3 Readers • 2.5
#2 of 7 in Shadow Children
2001 • 3 Readers • 172 pages • 4
2006 • 3 Readers • 357 pages • 1
2006 • 2 Readers • 259 pages
2001 • 2 Readers • 81 pages • 3
#1 of 8 in The Out of Time Series
1995 • 2 Readers • 202 pages • 4
2 Readers • 3
#2 of 2 in Under Their Skin
2017 • 2 Readers • 224 pages
#6.5 of 7 in The Missing
2014 • 1 Reader
#3 of 7 in Shadow Children
2002 • 1 Reader • 156 pages • 5
1 Reader • 5
1 Reader • 3
2001 • 1 Reader • 201 pages
2007 • 1 Reader • 3
1 Reader
#1 of 3 in The Greystone Secrets
2019 • 1 Reader
1 Reader • 4
2012 • 219 pages
2011 • 1,376 pages
2009 • 293 pages