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'''Margaret Peterson Haddix''' (born April 9, 1964) is an [[United States|American]] [[author]]. She is best known for writing [[the Missing series]] and the [[Shadow Children sequence]]. She is also writing the tenth and final volume in ''[[The 39 Clues]]'' series, published by [[Scholastic]].<ref name="CNNM 10th">{{cite web|url=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0604153.htm|title=The 39 Clues. One Ultimate Challenge. Who Will Succeed?|date=April 05, 2010|work=CNN Money|publisher=Cable News Network|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
'''Margaret Peterson Haddix''' (born April 9, 1964) is an [[United States|American]] [[author]]. She is best known for writing [[the Missing series]] and the [[Shadow Children sequence]]. She is also writing the tenth and final volume in ''[[The 39 Clues]]'' series, published by [[Scholastic]].<ref name="CNNM 10th">{{cite web|url=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0604153.htm|title=The 39 Clues. One Ultimate Challenge. Who Will Succeed?|date=April 05, 2010|work=CNN Money|publisher=Cable News Network|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>

==Biography==
Margaret Haddix was born near [[Washington Court House, Ohio]], where she grew up on a farm.<ref>[http://www.orrt.org/haddix/ Ohio Reading Road Trip: Margaret Petersen Haddix biography]</ref>

She received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in [[creative writing]] and [[journalism]] from [[Miami University]] in 1986. She worked as a newspaper [[copy editing|copy editor]] in [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]; as a newspaper reporter in [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]]; and as a [[community college]] instructor and [[freelancer|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]], threated to sue the makers of M. Night Shyamalan's film ''[[The Village (2004 film)]]'' over alleged similarities with the plotline of her first novel ''[[Running Out of Time (novel)|Running Out of Time]]''.<ref name="EW lawsuit">{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,679258,00.html|title=It takes a 'Village'|last=Susman|first=Gary|date=August 10, 2004|work=Enertainment Weekly|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref><ref name="USAT lawsuit">{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2004-08-10-village-suit_x.htm|title='Village' plot looks too familiar to author, publisher|date=August 10, 2004|work=USA Today|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref><ref name="Guardian lawsuit">{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2004/aug/10/news1|title=Shyamalan may face legal action over Village|last=Staff and agencies|date=10 August 2004|work=The Guardian|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> The filmmakers wrote off the similarities as "meritless".<ref name="EW meritless">{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,681694,00.html|title=Spoiling Point|last=Rich|first=Joshua|coauthors=Cruz, Gilbert|date=August 20, 2004|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==

Revision as of 17:40, 12 April 2010

Margaret Peterson Haddix
OccupationAuthor
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materMiami University
Notable works
  • The Missing series
  • Shadow Children sequence
    • Website
    http://www.haddixbooks.com

    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 is also writing the tenth and final volume in The 39 Clues series, published by Scholastic.[1]

    Biography

    Margaret Haddix was born near Washington Court House, Ohio, where she grew up on a farm.[2]

    She received a Bachelor of Arts in creative writing and journalism from Miami University in 1986. 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, threated to sue the makers of M. Night Shyamalan's film The Village (2004 film) over alleged similarities with the plotline of her first novel Running Out of Time.[3][4][5] The filmmakers wrote off the similarities as "meritless".[6]

    Works

    Haddix will also be writing the tenth and final book in The 39 Clues series, which will be published September 2010.

    Awards

    Haddix has received the International Reading Association 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.[1]

    References

    1. ^ a b "The 39 Clues. One Ultimate Challenge. Who Will Succeed?". CNN Money. Cable News Network. April 05, 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
    2. ^ Ohio Reading Road Trip: Margaret Petersen Haddix biography
    3. ^ Susman, Gary (August 10, 2004). "It takes a 'Village'". Enertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
    4. ^ "'Village' plot looks too familiar to author, publisher". USA Today. August 10, 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
    5. ^ Staff and agencies (10 August 2004). "Shyamalan may face legal action over Village". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
    6. ^ Rich, Joshua (August 20, 2004). "Spoiling Point". Retrieved 6 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
    7. ^ De Leon, Ferdinand M. (December 8, 1997). "Winning Words -- Kids Write About What They Read - And Prove Power Of A Good Book". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
    8. ^ a b c "Frequently Asked Questions—Found". Retrieved 7 April 2010.


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