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Margaret Haddix is an American author known for her young adult literature. Her works often combine historical and adventurous elements, which are highly appreciated by young readers.

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“The sudden silence is horrifying, and it seems to catch my mother off guard. A tiny whimper escapes her, the sound amplified in the stillness. Surely, my father hears her now; surely he and I can't go on pretending she isn't crying.”

I Can Seems Mother Father Sound Silence Cry Goes On Tiny Pretending Stillness Silence Is

Book:Double Identity

Source: Double Identity

“He looked at the piles of food again, and it was like he was seeing it with new eyes. This is wrong, he thought. Letting food rot while people die of hunger. It's evil.”

People I Can Eye Dies Evil Seeing Sweet Hunger Smell Rotting New Eyes

Author:Margaret Haddix

“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.”

People Heart Stills I Can Hate Risk Broken Rewards Dare People You Hate

Book:The 39 Clues #10: Into the Gauntlet

Source: The 39 Clues #10: Into the Gauntlet

“Generally I finish a first draft in 2-6 months, then I set it aside for a while so that when I come back to it I can read it with fresh eyes and figure out how to improve it.”

Firsts I Can Eye Figures Months Figure Skating I Can Read

Author:Margaret Haddix

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

Writing Firsts Long I Can Sometimes Manuscripts Revising

Author:Margaret Haddix

About the Author

Born: April 9, 1964
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 46

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