
Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up on a farm in Ohio. She 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 the Greystone Secrets series, the Shadow Children series, the Missing series, the Children of Exile series and many stand-alones, including "The Moonleapers." Margaret and her husband, Doug, live in Columbus, Ohio, where they raised their two kids.
Awards: Numerous state readers choice awards, including the Arizona Young Readers Award


