Margaret Peterson Haddix Books in Order
Margaret Peterson Haddix has written 55 books, published between 1995 and 2025. The first book is Running Out of Time (1995) and the newest is Moonleapers (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 55
- Published
- 1995–2025
- Confirmed
- 55 of 55 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,748 in 34 of 55 books
- Reading time
- 146–219 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,748 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 34 of 55 titles with a page count on record.
Margaret Peterson Haddix, born April 9, 1964, is an American writer best known for two children's series: Shadow Children (1998-2006) and The Missing (2008-2015). She also wrote the tenth book of The 39 Clues, a series with multiple authors. The catalogue lists 55 of her books from Running Out of Time (1995) to Moonleapers (2025), including Among the Hidden (1998), Just Ella (1999) and Turnabout (2000). Other series listings include Palace Chronicles, Children of Exile, Greystone Secrets, Mysteries of Trash and Treasure and Under Their Skin. Subjects include time travel, science fiction, brothers and sisters, and schools.
The Shadow Children series is set in a future where families are legally limited to two children because of overpopulation. Luke Garner, a third child, lives in hiding to evade authorities enforcing that law. After learning the truth about his situation, he meets other hidden children, and together they act against the policy.
How many Margaret Peterson Haddix books are there?
Margaret Peterson Haddix has 55 books, released between 1995 and 2025. They include 9 separate series.
Margaret Peterson Haddix Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 55 Margaret Peterson Haddix books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119951923/4
- 2Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. DunphreyMargaret Peterson Haddix Standalone Novels #11997 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/419971283/4
- 319972553/4
- 519992183/4
- 620002233/4
- 720011724/4
- 82001–3/4
- 920012013/4
- 1020021564/4
- 1120021143/4
- 1220031824/4
- 1320032273/4
- 1420042294/4
- 1520042013/4
- 162004913/4
- 1720052144/4
- 1820052183/4
- 1920061944/4
- 202007963/4
- 212007–3/4
- 222008–3/4
- 232008–3/4
- 242009–3/4
- 252009–3/4
- 262010–3/4
- 272010–4/4
- 282011–3/4
- 2920113683/4
- 302011–3/4
- 3120123683/4
- 3220122723/4
- 332013–3/4
- 342013–3/4
- 3520133433/4
- 362014–3/4
- 3720144483/4
- 3820153553/4
- 3920154323/4
- 4020162963/4
- 4120163113/4
- 4220172623/4
- 4320173203/4
- 4420183093/4
- 45The Summer of Broken ThingsMargaret Peterson Haddix Standalone Novels #172018 · 393 pages · confirmed 3/420183933/4
- 462019–3/4
- 4720193043/4
- 482020–3/4
- 492021–3/4
- 5020223043/4
- 512022–3/4
- 5220233523/4
- 532023–3/4
- 542024–3/4
- 552025–3/4
Margaret Peterson Haddix series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Shadow Children books in order 7 books
- The Missing books in order 10 books
Margaret Peterson Haddix books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Margaret Peterson Haddix Standalone Novels
19 books19 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Missing books in order
10 books by Margaret Peterson HaddixPalace Chronicles in order
3 booksChildren of Exile in order
3 booksGreystone Secrets in order
3 booksMysteries of Trash and Treasure in order
3 booksRunning Out Of Time in order
2 booksUnder Their Skin in order
2 booksMargaret Peterson Haddix Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Moonleapers in order
1 book- 1. Moonleapers
39 Clues books in order
1 book by Margaret Peterson HaddixDo you have to read Margaret Peterson Haddix books in order?
You only need to read Margaret Peterson Haddix books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Margaret Peterson Haddix
Start with the first book of the Margaret Peterson Haddix series you want to read: Shadow Children starts with Among the Hidden (1998) and The Missing starts with Found (2008). The earliest catalogued title overall is Running Out of Time (1995).
What is the newest Margaret Peterson Haddix book?
Moonleapers (2025) is the newest Margaret Peterson Haddix book released so far.
Is there a new Margaret Peterson Haddix book coming?
No next Margaret Peterson Haddix book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Margaret Peterson Haddix at a glance
- Still publishing
- Margaret Peterson Haddix published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Margaret Peterson Haddix books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,748 pages across the 34 of 55 books with a recorded length, a median of 242 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Margaret Peterson Haddix books, 22 of 55, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 8 of the 55 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Margaret Peterson Haddix books are about
49 of the 55 Margaret Peterson Haddix books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 33 of 49. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 33 of 49 books
- Science fiction 24 of 49 books
- Brothers and sisters 10 of 49 books
- Time travel 7 of 49 books
- Friendship 6 of 49 books
- Schools 6 of 49 books
- Adventure stories 5 of 49 books
- Space and time 5 of 49 books
- Conduct of life 4 of 49 books
- Family life 4 of 49 books
- Fantasy 4 of 49 books