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Born in Washington Court House, Ohio April 9, 1964
Her father was a farmer and her mother was a
nurse
She wanted to have a career that was far out and
“Only in dreams”
She grew up on a farm halfway between
Washington Court House, Ohio and Sabina, Ohio
Margaret Peterson Haddix
travels a lot since she is a
writer. Many of her books
include lots of traveling and
some areas that are special
to her. This shows that her
writing and her life are
connected. A few of the
places she has been to are
Wayne, Indiana,
Indianapolis, and Danville
Illinois.
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Missing Series
Running Out of Time
Game Changer
Shadow Children
Series
Her most popular
genres: Science
Fiction, Mystery,
Realistic Fiction,
Fantasy and more.
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People think her books tell society what
is really going on in the world of fiction.
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Critics think that if you are looking for a
good mystery… Haddix’s books are the
way to go.
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People have commented that her
books respect her reader’s intelligence.
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Young and old readers mostly love the
weird and fun situations in her books.
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People think that she is one of the most
interesting contemporary American
Authors.
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Margaret is very good with putting lots
of detailed adventure in many of her
books.
Margaret
Peterson
Haddix
Margaret
Peterson
Haddix’s
newest book,
Game
Changer.
A Junior Library Guild Selection (1995)
Edgar Award Nominee (1996)
A YALSA Best Book for Young Adults (1997)
Arizona Young Readers Award (1998)
Nutmeg Book Award Nominee (1999)
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (2000)
Nevada Young Readers Award (2001)
Sunshine State Young Readers Award (2002)
Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award Nominees (2003)
A New York Public Library for the Teen Age (2004)
A Junior Library Guild Selection (2005)
Wyoming Soaring Eagle Book Award Nominee (2006)
Buckeye Children’s Award Nominee (2007)
Pacific Northwest Young Readers Award (2008)
Texas Lone Star Reading List Grades 6-8 (2009)
Maud Hart Book Lovelace Book Award (2011)
Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award Nominee (2012)
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New Books
Info for starting a
report/biography
Links with places to buy books,
info about books, listing of all
books, reviews
Plot outline and discussion
guides of books
Comments or questions
bookstore@margarethaddix.org
or Facebook fan page
Reading list
TV interview www.abookand
ahug.com/books-alive
Her motivations for writing
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