As a kid, Margaret Peterson Haddix was a real bookworm: she remembers her mother asking her to please put down her books to enjoy some of the scenery on family vacations. Haddix was so attached to reading, that she considered the characters in books like Harriet the Spy and Little Women to be her friends. Haddix herself writes young adult fiction, science fiction, and fiction for the younger grades. Watch the interview to learn more about her and read a short biography about her life. Includes an interview transcript and a selected list of her books.