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Margaret Peterson Haddix (born April 9, 1964) is an American writer known best for the two children's series, Shadow Children (1998–2006) and The Missing (2008-2015). She also wrote the tenth volume in The 39 Clues, published by Scholastic.

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I was lucky enough not to face any required summer reading lists until I went to college. So I still think of summer as the best time to read for fun.

College, Enough, Fun, Read, Reading, Summer

Jen, we did it. Everyone's free now.

Free, Jen

We'll have a 'rest of our lives' now.

Lives, Our Lives, Rest

Maybe everyone is just waiting for someone else to save them.

Everyone, Maybe, Save, Waiting

And Nedley started saying,'Shut Up!Quit that! And i knew it really meant something to him. So I asked for his help,"Mark said. "Don't tell the story like that," Nedley laughed. "What he said was 'Quit pretendin you're a bad guy I need your help, and I need it now!

Guy, Nedley, Needs, Pretendin, Quit, Stories

It's just so much fun to make up characters, situations, and everything else about a story. I have so much freedom and flexibility to do whatever I want.

Fun, Character, Stories, Flexibility, Freedom

After Ive sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvement sand again, this revision phase can take anywhere from a few hours to a few months.

Agents, Editors, Improvement, Months, Phases, Sand

He reaches over a goat that's come between us and grabs my hand. "Don't let go!" he orders. Harper's hand is dry and soothing, while mine is sweaty with fear. We've never held hands before. I think about what it means in the village when boys and girls only a few years older then Harper and me wander around with their hands clasped together. They're always peering dreamily into each other's eyes, sneaking sky kisses. . . and soon after, there's a wedding.

Girl, Hands, Letting Go, Mean, Sky, Years

The deadlines are much, much longer with books. When I was a reporter, a lot of times I'd come in at 8:30 a. m. , get an assignment right away, interview somebody, turn the story in by 9:30, and have the finished story in the paper that landed on my desk by noon.

Book, Books, Come, Deadlines, Noon, Stories

The Government justifies keeping everyone else in poverty because people seem to work the hardest when they're right on the edge of survival.

Government, Justifies, Keeping, People, Poverty, Survival

. . . even the most independent people sometimes needed help. And if I'd learned nothing else from my life thus far, it was that you don't always end up where you think you're going.

Independent, Nothing, People, Thinking

Sometimes I can spend as long revising a manuscript as I spent writing it in the first place.

Firsts, Long, Place, Spend, Writing

I don't know what you two are up to," Hobart said. "But you be careful now, you hear? Don't do anything I wouldn't do. " "Well now, that doesn't restrict us very much, does it?" Mark teased back.

Back, Careful, Doe, Hear, Said, Two

Oh, Myr," he chokes out. "I hate having to ask this of you. . . " He glances towards the car again, and I crouch down in the shadows, hoping it's too dark for him to see whether the window is open or closed. The woman pats his arm, cradling her hand against his elbow. "You know I'd do anything for you and Hil," she says. I like her voice. It's throaty and rich. "You'd do anything?" my father repeats numbly. "Even now? After -?" "Even now," the woman says firmly.

Crouch, Dark, Father, Hand, Hate, See

A thousand times today I've started to open my mouth, started to squeak out, "Can you tell me. . . ? But then I'd look into the front seat, at my mother's silent shaking, my father's grim profile, the mournful bags under his eyes, and all the questions I might ask seemed abusive. Assault and battery, a question mark used like a club. My parents are old and fragile. I'd have to heartless to want to hurt them.

Fear, Grim, Hurt, Mother, Thousand, Times

I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people you hate. But you must still dare to love. The rewards are worth far more than the risks.

Hate, Heart, People, Broken, Worth, Risks

I write a book over a period of months or years, and when I'm done with it, usually another year goes by before I see it in print. It's hard to be patient and wait

Book, Usually, Wait, Write, Writing, Years

There is nothing more valuable than the printed word.

Printed, Printed Word, Valuable, Word

I like to know what I'm celebrating before I put on a party hat.

Celebrate, Hat, Hats, Know, Party

bitter is a bad way to live!

Way To Live, Way, Bitter, Bad, Live

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