Margaret Peterson Haddix
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| Margaret Peterson Haddix | |
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| Born | April 9, 1964 Washington Court House, Ohio |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Writing period | 1995 - present |
| Genres | Young adult literature, science fiction, thriller fiction |
Margaret Peterson Haddix (born April 9, 1964) is an American author of young-adult thrillers and science fiction novels.
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[edit] Biography
Margaret Peterson Haddix was born near Washington Court House, Ohio, and grew up on a farm there. She received a B.A. 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, Meredith and Connor.
[edit] Books
Haddix's first novel, Running Out of Time, was published in 1995. Haddix originally wrote primarily realistic fiction but has turned almost exclusively to science fiction and speculative fiction, including Double Identity, Turnabout, and the Shadow Children series, a sequence of seven novels set in a society that only allows two children per couple. The first novel in the series, Among the Hidden, was published in 1998; the last, Among the Free, in 2006.
[edit] Controversy
When the 2004 movie The Village was released, a number of viewers noticed that the film's plot bore a striking resemblance to that of Running Out of Time. Haddix's publisher considered legal action against The Walt Disney Company and M. Night Shyamalan, the film's writer and director, but has not taken any action as of 2007.[1] With two more books coming out this year.
[edit] Works
[edit] Shadow Children sequence
- Among the Hidden (1998)
- Among the Impostors (2001)
- Among the Betrayed (2002)
- Among the Barons (2003)
- Among the Brave (2004)
- Among the Enemy (2005)
- Among the Free (2006)
[edit] Other novels
- Running Out of Time (1995)
- Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey (1996)
- Leaving Fishers (1997)
- Just Ella (1999)
- Turnabout (2000)
- The Girl With 500 Middle Names (2001)
- Takeoffs and Landings (2001)
- Because of Anya (2002)
- Escape From Memory (2003)
- Say What (2004)
- The House on the Gulf (2004)
- Double Identity (2005)
- Dexter the Tough (2007)
- Uprising (September 2007)
- Found (The Missing Book) (2008)
- Palace of Mirrors (2008)
[edit] References
- ^ "Disney and Shyamalan Face Plagiarism Lawsuit". Internet Movie Database/WENN (August 11, 2004). Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
[edit] External links
- Margaret Peterson Haddix official author Web site
- Running From Time To Time: a study of Running Out Of Time by Margaret Haddix
- Margaret Peterson Haddix Teacher Resource File
- Fantastic Fiction: Margaret Peterson Haddix
- Margaret Peterson Haddix at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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| NAME | Haddix, Margaret Peterson |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Young-adult novelist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington Court House, Ohio |
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