The Girl with 500 Middle Names [Paperback]

Margaret Peterson Haddix (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks (2004)
• ASIN: B000XHIJDU
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,520,007 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I grew up on a farm outside Washington Court House, Ohio. As a kid, I liked to read a lot, and was also involved in 4-H, various bands and choirs (I played flute and piano), church youth group, the school newspaper, and a quiz-bowl type team. I was pretty disastrous as an athlete, although I did run track one year in high school. After graduating from Miami University (of Ohio), I worked as a newspaper copy editor in Fort Wayne, Indiana; a newspaper reporter in Indianapolis; and a part-time community college instructor and freelance writer in Danville, Illinois, before my first book was published. I've moved around a lot as an adult, having also lived in Luxembourg (during a college semester abroad) and in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. Several years ago, I moved back to Ohio with my husband and kids; we now live in Columbus, Ohio. My husband trains investigative journalists, and my kids are in high school, so there's always a lot going on around our house.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great new series for younger readers, May 9, 2001

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Tari Lawson (Trenton, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Girl With 500 Middle Names (Paperback)

Mrs. Haddix has done it! This is a wonderful beginning chapter book for late 2nd/3rd grade readers. This will make a good read-aloud for class or small discussion groups. A terrific lesson on family relationships and values. Good book to help children who have recently transferred to a new school. The characters are enjoyable and endearing. Very believable and current topics for today's elementary age child.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good, February 25, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Girl With 500 Middle Names (Paperback)

When i am in the library, Ilook for books with original titles. This one really had an original title. So i got it. It wasnt what I expected at all. It was better. It wasnt just about some girl who had 500 middle names and then the end. it WAS BETTER THAN THAT. People should read this book!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Book to Read, March 10, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Girl With 500 Middle Names (Paperback)

Today, in my mother, daughter club we talked about Janie and how we are like her. Her mother knits these sweaters for a company, but the company doesn't want them. So, every day Janie wears the sweaters her mother knitted. I would recomend this book to read because Janie goes through being a really new kid in school, and because it tells you it's okay to be new in a new school.