
Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up on a farm in Ohio and worked as a newspaper reporter and copy editor in Indiana before her first book, "Running Out of Time," was published. She has since written more than fifty books for kids and teens, including a number of series: Greystone Secrets, Shadow Children, Missing, and Children of Exile. Her standalone "The Moonleapers" came out last fall. Haddix and her husband, Doug, live in Columbus, Ohio, with their two children.
Awards: Numerous state readers choice awards, including the Arizona Young Readers Award


