Margaret Peterson Haddix

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  • Bibliography:
    55 Books (8 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 1978
  • Latest Book:
    September 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Children of Exile

1 - Children of Exile (Sep-2016)
2 - Children of Refuge (Sep-2017)
3 - Children of Jubilee (Nov-2018)

Greystone Secrets

1 - The Strangers (Apr-2019)
2 - The Deceivers (Apr-2020)
3 - The Messengers (Apr-2021)

The Missing Book

1 - Found (May-2008)
2 - Sent (Sep-2009)
3 - Sabotaged (Sep-2010)
4 - Torn (Sep-2011)
5 - Caught (Sep-2012)
5.5 - Sought (Aug-2013)
6 - Risked (Sep-2013)
6.5 - Rescued (Aug-2014)
7 - Revealed (Sep-2014)
8 - Redeemed (Sep-2015)

Mysteries of Trash and Treasure

1 - The Secret Letters (Sep-2022)
2 - The Ghostly Photos (Sep-2023)

Palace Chronicles

1 - Just Ella (Sep-1999)
2 - Palace of Mirrors (Oct-2008)
3 - Palace of Lies (Apr-2015)

Running Out of Time

1 - Running Out of Time (Oct-1995)
2 - Falling Out of Time (Jun-2023)

Shadow Children Sequence

1 - Among the Hidden (Sep-1998)
2 - Among the Impostors (2001)
3 - Among the Betrayed (Jun-2002)
4 - Among the Barons (Jun-2003)
5 - Among the Brave (May-2004)
6 - Among the Enemy (May-2005)
7 - Among the Free (May-2006)

Under Their Skin

1 - Under Their Skin (Jan-2016)
2 - In Over Their Heads (Apr-2017)

Multi-Author Series List

The 39 Clues

10 - Into the Gauntlet (Sep-2010)

Fairytale Retellings: Cinderella

Just Ella (Sep-1999)
Palace of Mirrors (Oct-2008)

Fairytale Retellings: Twelve Dancing Princesses

Palace of Lies (Apr-2015)

Book List in Order: 55 titles

  • In 1 era out Other

  • Running Out of Time

    Running Out of Time - 1

    RUN FOR YOUR LIFE Jessie lives with her family in the frontier village of Clifton, Indiana, in 1840 -- or so she believes. When diphtheria strikes the village and the children of Clifton start dying, Jessie's mother reveals a shocking secret -- it's...

  • Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey

    Things are so bad, I feel like I'm going to explode if I don't do something.... Everyone has to keep a journal in Mrs. Dunphrey's English class, but the teacher has promised she won't read any entry marked "Do not read this." It's the kind of assi...

  • Leaving Fishers

    Dorry is unbearably lonely at her new high school until she meets Angela and her circle of friends. She soon discovers they all belong to a religious group, the Fishers of Men. At first, as Dorry becomes involved with the Fishers, she is eager to fit...

  • Among the Hidden

    Shadow Children Sequence - 1

    SHADOW CHILDREN Luke has never been to school. He's never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend's house for an overnight. In fact, Luke has never had a friend. Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child forbidden by the Population Poli...

  • Just Ella

    Palace Chronicles - 1
    Fairytale Retellings: Cinderella

    HAPPILY NEVER AFTER It’s a familiar story: In spite of the obstacles put in her way by her wicked stepmother, Ella goes to the ball, sweeps Prince Charming off his feet, and is chosen to be his bride. Now she's comfortably ensconced in the palace,...

  • Among the Impostors

    • / Science Fiction
    • Buy Buy
    Shadow Children Sequence - 2

    OUT OF HIDING. INTO DANGER. Luke Garner is an illegal third child. All his life has been spent in hiding. Now, for the first time, Luke is living among others. He has assumed a deceased boy's identity and is attending Hendricks School for Boys, a wi...

  • The Girl with 500 Middle Names

    JANIE WHO?It's hard enough being the new kid in school. It's even tougher when all of your new classmates live in big houses and wear expensive clothes, while your parents have little and are risking everything just to give you a chance at a better l...

  • Takeoffs and Landings

    A journey to the center of their hearts.Ever since their father's sudden death eight years ago, Chuck and Lori's mom has spent most of her time on the road as a motivational speaker, leaving them and their younger siblings in the care of their grandp...



  • Among the Betrayed

    Shadow Children Sequence - 3

    WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO SAVE YOURSELF? Nina Idi -- a third child in a society where families are allowed only two children -- has been betrayed by the boy she loved, and arrested by the Population Police for exposing other alleged third children. Ang...

  • Because of Anya

    Ten-year-old girls don't wear wigs.So why is Anya wearing one? That's what Keely wants to know. But when Anya's wig falls off in front of the whole class, Keely realizes what she really wants is to help Anya, even though she's not sure how--and even ...

  • Among the Barons

    Shadow Children Sequence - 4

    FROM BAD TO WORSE LUKE GARNER, AN ILLEGAL THIRD CHILD, SPENT HIS FIRST TWELVE YEARS IN HIDING. For the past four months Luke has lived among others, using the identity of Lee Grant, at the Hendricks School for Boys. But just as things are finally s...

  • Escape from Memory

    While playing around with hypnotism at a party, Kira remembers fleeing a war-torn country with her mother, speaking a language she can't identify. A few days later her mother disappears, and a woman who calls herself Kira's aunt Memory takes Kira to ...

  • Say What?

    Sukie is worried -- her parents are acting strange. When she runs in the house, her dad asks, "If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump off a bridge too?" When she eats peas with her fingers, Mom yells, "You'll put an eye out with that...

  • Among the Brave

    Shadow Children Sequence - 5

    A RELUCTANT HERO Trey may have saved Luke's life, but he still thinks of himself as a coward who can barely stand to be outdoors. Now Trey finds out Luke has been taken prisoner at Population Police headquarters. Trey is terrified, but he knows that...

  • The House on the Gulf

    [If only] Bran would stop acting weird....Probably he had a perfectly reasonable explanation for everything.I just couldn't imagine what it would be.When Britt's older brother, Bran, lands a summer job house-sitting for the Marquises, an elderly coup...

  • Among the Enemy

    Shadow Children Sequence - 6

    HIDE OR FIGHT? Matthias, an illegal third child, is caught in the cross fire between rebels and the Population Police. When he unwittingly saves a Population Police officer, Matthias is brought to Population Police headquarters to train as an officer...

  • Among the Free

    Shadow Children Sequence - 7

    ENOUGH GAMES. Luke Garner is a third-born in a restrictive society that allows only two children per family. Risking his life, he came out of hiding to fight against the Population Police laws. Now, in the final volume of Margaret Peterson Haddix's ...

  • Dexter the Tough

    "I’m the new kid. I am tuf. This morning I beat up a kid." It's only the first day of school for Dexter, but he's already mad at the principal, and the secretary, and the janitor, and the kids who laugh at him. When his teacher tells the class to ...



  • Double Identity

    So my only protection is a kindergarten teacher and a ninety-eight-pound female minister....And they don't even believe I'm in danger. As Bethany approaches her thirteenth birthday, her parents begin acting more oddly than usual: Her mother cries co...

  • Turnabout

    In the year 2000 Melly and Anny Beth had reached the peak of old age and were ready to die. But when offered the chance to be young again by participating in a top-secret experiment called Project Turnabout, they agreed. Miraculously, the experiment ...

  • Uprising

    Around her the workers were screaming out prayers and curses.... She herself was sobbing tearlessly.... Her only prayer was still, "I don't want to die." Oh, please, God, don't let me die, she thought. I've never even had a chance to live. Bella, n...

  • Found

    The Missing Book - 1

    You are one of the missing. When Jonah and his best friend, Chip, start receiving threatening notes in the mail, they are plunged headfirst into a mystery. With the help of Jonah's sister, Katherine, they discover that the notes may be connected to ...

  • Palace of Mirrors

    Palace Chronicles - 2
    Fairytale Retellings: Cinderella

    "Somewhere in the world I have a tiara in a little box. It is not safe for me to wear it...It is not safe for me even to tell anyone who I really am. But I know -- I have always known." Cecilia knows that she is not just another peasant girl; she is...

  • Sent

    The Missing Book - 2

    THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLDS JONAH AND CHIP are reeling from the news that they're both missing children from history, kidnapped from their proper time period, when JB, a time purist, zaps Chip and Alex, another boy, back in time. Determined not to lose their ...

  • Claim to Fame

    I have to tell you my secret. I can't go on...without revealing it. I had a pretty good run, hiding from everyone for five years. For five years I was safe. But now... It was a talent that came out of nowhere. One day Lindsay Scott was on the top ...

  • Into the Gauntlet

    The 39 Clues - 10

    THE END OF THE LINE Fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, have had enough. Not only do they have to find the 39 Clues first, they're expected to reunite their backstabbing family -- the same people who killed their parents. Bu...

  • Sabotaged

    The Missing Book - 3

    After helping Chip and Alex survive 15th century London, Jonah and Katherine are summoned to help another missing child, Andrea, face her fate. Andrea is really Virginia Dare, from the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Jonah and Katherine are confident in thei...

  • Guys Read: Thad, the Ghost, and Me

    There's nothing better than taking your timid little cousin Thad to one of those sweet haunted houses the 4-H Club decorates for Halloween. Except, of course, if the house turns out to actually be haunted. A short story from Guys Read: Thriller, edit...



  • Torn

    The Missing Book - 4

    Still reeling from their experiences in Roanoke in 1600, Jonah and Katherine arrive in 1611 only moments before a mutiny on Henry Hudson's ship in the icy waters of James Bay. But things are messed up: They've lost the real John Hudson, and they find...

  • The Always War

    For as long as Tessa can remember, her country has been at war. When local golden boy Gideon Thrall is awarded a medal for courage, it's a rare bright spot for everyone in Tessa's town -- until Gideon refuses the award, claims he was a coward, and ru...

  • Caught

    The Missing Book - 5

    Jonah and Katherine are accustomed to traveling through time, but when learn they next have to return Albert Einstein’s daughter to history, they think it’s a joke -- they’ve only heard of his sons. But it turns out that Albert Einstein really ...

  • Game Changer

    For as long as Tessa can remember, her country has been at war. When local golden boy Gideon Thrall is awarded a medal for courage, it’s a rare bright spot for everyone in Tessa’s town -- until Gideon refuses the award, claims he was a coward, an...

  • Sought

    The Missing Book - 5.5

    Return to the world of The Missing with this e-only short story! Thirteen-year-old Daniella McCarthy begins receiving a series of unusual phone calls right before her family moves from Michigan to Ohio. How is it that total strangers seem to know ...

  • Risked

    The Missing Book - 6

    Jonah and Katherine journey to 1918 with the Romanov children in the sixth book of the New York Times bestselling The Missing series. It’s a paradox: When Jonah and Katherine find themselves on a mission to return Alexei and Anastasia Romanov to...

  • Full Ride

    Becca has plenty to hide and everything to lose -- but with her future on the line, she’s willing to risk it all. A gripping novel from New York Times bestselling author Maragaret Peterson Haddix. Becca’s claim to fame is one she’s been hidi...

  • Rescued

    The Missing Book - 6.5

    Return to the world of The Missing with an original e-short story! Katherine and Jonah have just saved the Grand Duchesses Anastasia and Maria, as well as their brother the tsarevitch Alexei Romanov. Although the Romanovs are devastated that they ...

  • Revealed

    The Missing Book - 7

    After a mysterious cameo from Charles Lindbergh, it’s up to Jonah to save his town in the seventh book of the New York Times bestselling The Missing series, which Kirkus Reviews calls “plenty of fun and great for history teachers as well.” I...

  • Palace of Lies

    Palace Chronicles - 3
    Fairytale Retellings: Twelve Dancing Princesses

    Desmia discovers the reality of royalty is far from a fairy tale in this third adventure set in the Cinderella-esque world of Just Ella and Palace of Mirrors, from New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix. Desmia and her twelve s...



  • Redeemed

    The Missing Book - 8

    Jonah’s new twin must time travel and face off against his siblings’ worst enemy in order to save the future -- and his family -- in the eighth and final book of the New York Times bestselling The Missing series, which Kirkus Reviews calls “ple...

  • Under Their Skin

    Under Their Skin - 1

    From New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes the first book in a brand-new thrilling series about twins who are on a quest to discover the secrets being kept by their new family. Nick and Eryn’s mom is getting remarried,...

  • Children of Exile

    Children of Exile - 1

    Rosi must decide what she’s willing to risk to save her family -- and maybe even all of humanity -- in the thrilling first novel of a brand-new trilogy from New York Times bestselling author, Margaret Peterson Haddix. For the past twelve years, ...

  • In Over Their Heads

    Under Their Skin - 2

    Nick and Eryn must figure out a way to save the world without sacrificing their newly discovered family in this follow-up to Under Their Skin, which Booklist called “crisp, intriguing, and thought-provoking” in a starred review. In Under Their...

  • Children of Refuge

    Children of Exile - 2

    After Edwy is smuggled off to Refuge City to stay with his brother and sister, Rosi, Bobo, and Cana are stuck alone -- and in danger -- in Cursed Town in the thrilling follow-up to Children of Exile from New York Times bestselling author, Margaret Pe...

  • The Summer of Broken Things

    From New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes a haunting novel about friendship and what it really means to be a family in the face of lies and betrayal. Fourteen-year-old Avery Armisted is athletic, rich, and pretty. Sixte...

  • Children of Jubilee

    Children of Exile - 3

    Kiandra has to use her wits and tech-savvy ways to help rescue Edwy, Enu, and the others from the clutches of the Enforcers in the thrilling final novel of the Children of Exile series from New York Times bestselling author, Margaret Peterson Haddix....

  • The Strangers

    Greystone Secrets - 1

    What makes you you? The Greystone kids thought they knew. Chess has always been the protector over his younger siblings, Emma loves math, and Finn does what Finn does best -- acting silly and being adored. They’ve been a happy family, just the t...

  • Remarkables

    New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix, the master of cliffhangers, delivers a pulse-pounding mystery perfect for fans of Jacqueline West and Kat Yeh, full of secrets, surprises, and the power of family. One minute they’re th...

  • The Deceivers

    Greystone Secrets - 2

    The second book in the Greystone Secrets series from the master of plot twists, Margaret Peterson Haddix -- perfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time and The City of Ember! This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6...



  • The Messengers

    Greystone Secrets - 3

    In the dazzling conclusion to the Greystone Secrets series from New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix, the Greystones and their doubles, the Gustanos, must team up to save the alternate world -- before both worlds are lost. All s...

  • The School for Whatnots

    From master of suspense author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes another page-turning stand-alone adventure perfect for fans of Cog and Bad Magic.No matter what anyone tells you, I’m real.That’s what the note says that Max finds under his keyboard.H...

  • The Secret Letters

    Mysteries of Trash and Treasure - 1

    In this page-turning middle grade series by New York Times bestseller Margaret Peterson Haddix, Colin and Nevaeh, whose parents own rival junk-removal businesses, uncover mysteries hidden in attics and basements and discover how trash can become trea...

  • Falling Out of Time

    Running Out of Time - 2

    Return to the world of the bestselling Running Out of Time with this middle grade thriller from Margaret Peterson Haddix, where Zola discovers she’s related to Jessie Keyser and her seemingly perfect utopian world is covering up a dark reality.Twel...

  • The Ghostly Photos

    Mysteries of Trash and Treasure - 2

    New York Times bestselling middle-grade thriller author Margaret Peterson Haddix returns to the Mysteries of Trash and Treasure series as Colin and Nevaeh unravel a mystery from the 1930s and explore the emotions associated with death and dying.Colin...

  • The Stolen Key

    New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix delivers the thrilling conclusion to her middle grade Mysteries of Trash and Treasure series as Colin and Nevaeh unravel their most personal mystery yet.Colin has spent all summer solvin...

Award-Winning Books by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Among the Hidden
2001 California Young Reader Medal -- Middle School
2001 Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award -- Grades 6-8
2001 Nevada Young Readers' Award -- Intermediate
2002 Nutmeg Book Award -- Grades 4-6
2002 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award -- Grades 6-8
2002 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award -- Grades 6-8
2003 Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award -- Children's
Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey
1998 Black-Eyed Susan Award -- Grades 6-9
Double Identity
2010 Nutmeg Book Award -- Intermediate
Found
2009 Buckeye Children's Book Award -- Grades 3-5
2009 Massachusetts Children's Book Award -- Children's Book
2010 Nene Award -- Children's Fiction
2010 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award -- Grades 6-8
2010 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award -- Grades 3-5
2010 Volunteer State Book Award -- Grades 4-6
2011 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award -- Grades 6-8
2011 Sasquatch Award -- Children/Young Adult


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Margaret Peterson Haddix has published 55 books.

Margaret Peterson Haddix does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Stolen Key, was published in September 2024.

The first book by Margaret Peterson Haddix, In 1 era out Other, was published in September 1978.

Yes. Margaret Peterson Haddix has 8 series.
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