Margaret Peterson Haddix Reading Order

6 books (2000–2006)

Start with I Believe in Water: Twelve Brushes with Religion, the first of 6 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	I Believe in Water: Twelve Brushes with Religion 2000Buy 🇺🇸
2	On the Edge 2000Buy 🇺🇸
3	Destination Unexpected 2003Buy 🇺🇸
4	Unexpected 2005Buy 🇺🇸
5	Swashbuckling Fantasy 2006Buy 🇺🇸
6	Twice Told 2006Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2016–2018)

Start with Children of Exile and read in order.

#	Title
1	Children of Exile 2016Buy 🇺🇸
2	Children of Refuge 2017Buy 🇺🇸
3	Children of Jubilee 2018Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2025–2025)

3 books (2022–2024)

Start with The Secret Letters and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Secret Letters 2022Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Ghostly Photos 2023Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Stolen Key 2024Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (1995–2023)

Start with Running Out of Time and read in order.

#	Title
1	Running Out of Time 1995Buy 🇺🇸
2	Falling Out of Time 2023Buy 🇺🇸

7 books (1998–2006)

Start with Among the Hidden, the first of 7 books in the Shadow Children series.

#	Title
1	Among the Hidden 1998Buy 🇺🇸
2	Among the Impostors 2001Buy 🇺🇸
3	Among the Betrayed 2002Buy 🇺🇸
4	Among the Barons 2003Buy 🇺🇸
5	Among the Brave 2004Buy 🇺🇸
6	Among the Enemy 2005Buy 🇺🇸
7	Among the Free 2006Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2011–2011)

19 books (1997–2022)

Start with Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey, the first of 19 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey 1997Buy 🇺🇸
2	Leaving Fishers 1997Buy 🇺🇸
3	Turnabout 2000Buy 🇺🇸
4	Takeoffs and Landings 2001Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Girl with 500 Middle Names 2001Buy 🇺🇸
6	Because of Anya 2002Buy 🇺🇸
7	Escape from Memory 2003Buy 🇺🇸
8	Say What? 2004Buy 🇺🇸
9	The House on the Gulf 2004Buy 🇺🇸
10	Double Identity 2005Buy 🇺🇸
11	Dexter the Tough 2007Buy 🇺🇸
12	Uprising 2007Buy 🇺🇸
13	Claim to Fame 2009Buy 🇺🇸
14	The Always War 2011Buy 🇺🇸
15	Game Changer 2012Buy 🇺🇸
16	Full Ride 2013Buy 🇺🇸
17	The Summer of Broken Things 2018Buy 🇺🇸
18	Remarkables 2019Buy 🇺🇸
19	The School for Whatnots 2022Buy 🇺🇸

14 books (2008–2013)

Start with One False Note(By: Gordon Korman), the first of 14 books in the The 39 Clues series.

#	Title
1	One False Note(By: Gordon Korman) 2008Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Maze of Bones(By: Rick Riordan) 2008Buy 🇺🇸
3	Beyond the Grave(By: Jude Watson) 2009Buy 🇺🇸
4	In Too Deep(By: Jude Watson) 2009Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Black Circle(By: Patrick Carman) 2009Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Sword Thief(By: Peter Lerangis) 2009Buy 🇺🇸
7	Into the Gauntlet 2010Buy 🇺🇸
8	Storm Warning(By: Linda Sue Park) 2010Buy 🇺🇸
9	The 39 Clues: Agent Handbook(By: Scholastic Inc.) 2010Buy 🇺🇸
10	The Emperor's Code(By: Gordon Korman) 2010Buy 🇺🇸
11	The Viper's Nest(By: Peter Lerangis) 2010Buy 🇺🇸
12	Vespers Rising(By: Jude Watson) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
13	The Black Book of Buried Secrets (Companion Book)(By: Rick Riordan) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
14	Midnight Ride(By: Clifford Riley) 2013Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2019–2021)

Start with The Strangers and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Strangers 2019Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Deceivers 2020Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Messengers 2021Buy 🇺🇸

10 books (2008–2015)

Start with Found, the first of 10 books in the The Missing series.

#	Title
1	Found 2008Buy 🇺🇸
2	Sent 2009Buy 🇺🇸
3	Sabotaged 2010Buy 🇺🇸
4	Torn 2011Buy 🇺🇸
5	Caught 2012Buy 🇺🇸
6	Risked 2013Buy 🇺🇸
7	Sought 2013Buy 🇺🇸
8	Rescued 2014Buy 🇺🇸
9	Revealed 2014Buy 🇺🇸
10	Redeemed 2015Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1999–2015)

Start with Just Ella and read in order.

#	Title
1	Just Ella 1999Buy 🇺🇸
2	Palace of Mirrors 2008Buy 🇺🇸
3	Palace of Lies 2015Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2016–2017)

Start with Under Their Skin and read in order.

#	Title
1	Under Their Skin 2016Buy 🇺🇸
2	In Over Their Heads 2017Buy 🇺🇸