The Shadow Children, the Complete Series: Among the Hidden; Among the Impostors; Among the Betrayed; Among the Barons; Among the Brave; Among the Enemy; Among the Free
Margaret Peterson Haddix was born on April 9, 1964 in Washington Court House, Ohio, United States, in the family of John Albert and Marilee Grace (Greshel) Peterson. Her family was predominantly farmers and she grew up in a family of voracious readers.
Education
Margaret graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, with degrees in English/journalism, English/creative writing, and history.
Career
While in college, Haddix worked a series of jobs. She was an assistant cook at a 4-H camp, but almost every other job has been related to writing. During college, she worked on the school newspaper and had summer internships at newspapers in Urbana, Ohio; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Indianapolis, Indiana. Her previous work as a reporter inspired her to write fiction. Haddix experienced a long period of having her writing rejected by publishers before her first two books were accepted in 1995 and 1996. Her first book was "Running Out of Time", published when Haddix was pregnant. Her second book, "Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey", followed shortly after. Haddix has written more than 30 books for children and teenagers. "Game Changer", written in 2012, is Haddix’s most recently published book.
Achievements
Margaret Peterson Haddix is known best for the two children's series, "Shadow Children" and "The Missing." She also wrote the tenth volume in "The 39 Clues", published by Scholastic.
Miami University
, English/Journalism, English/Creative writing, and History, Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude with university honors and honors in English)