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ⓘ About Margaret Peterson Haddix
When Margaret Haddix began writing Because of Anya, she had decided to write about alopecia but did not know anyone that had the disease. She did her research and read a great deal about it, she also contacted a local group and met and visited with a young eighth grader (who suffered from Alopecia) and her mother. Margaret was very grateful for their time and learned so much about a young girl suffering from the disease and that is what Because of Anya is about, a young girl who is dealing with having Alopecia and not having her hair. Anya is a young girl suffering with Alopecia and is the main character of Margaret Higgins book Because of Anya. The story is a story of friendship and is one with a moral, as many of Margaret Haddix are.
All Book Series by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey
Series opener · book 1 of 19 · published 1997
The Maze of Bones
Series opener · book 1 of 14 · published 2008 Anthology · Rick Riordan
The 39 Clues: Agent Handbook
Book 8 of 14 · published 2010 Anthology · Scholastic Inc.
The Black Book of Buried Secrets (Companion Book)
Book 13 of 14 · published 2012 Anthology · Rick Riordan
Midnight Ride
Latest in the series · book 14 of 14 · published 2013 Anthology · Clifford Riley
I Believe in Water: Twelve Brushes with Religion
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2000
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Margaret Peterson Haddix?
When Margaret Haddix began writing Because of Anya, she had decided to write about alopecia but did not know anyone that had the disease. She did her research and read a great deal about it, she also contacted a local group and met and visited with a young eighth grader (who suffered from Alopecia) and her mother. Margaret was very grateful for their time and learned so much about a young girl suffering from the disease and that is what Because of Anya is about, a young girl who is dealing with having Alopecia and not having her hair.
Which Margaret Peterson Haddix series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Shadow Children series, the earliest of Margaret Peterson Haddix's multi-book series: it opens with Among the Hidden (1998) and runs to 7 books across 1998–2006, ending with Among the Free (2006). Margaret Peterson Haddix's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Margaret Peterson Haddix written?
Margaret Peterson Haddix has 74 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1995 and 2025. 48 of them belong to 10 named series — the largest being The 39 Clues series with 14 books — and 26 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Margaret Peterson Haddix's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Margaret Peterson Haddix's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Running Out Of Time (1995–2023, 2 books), Shadow Children (1998–2006, 7 books) and The Palace Chronicles (1999–2015, 3 books), plus 7 more.
How are Margaret Peterson Haddix's books organised into series?
This guide splits Margaret Peterson Haddix's 74 books into 10 named series and 26 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The 39 Clues (14 books, 2008–2013); The Missing (10 books, 2008–2015); Shadow Children (7 books, 1998–2006); Children of Exile (3 books, 2016–2018); The Greystone Secrets (3 books, 2019–2021), plus 5 further series.