The Girl With 500 Middle Names

Margaret Peterson Haddix has won the Volunteer State Book Award, the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award, and the Children's Book Award Janie's mother started a knitting business so her family could move and send Janie to a better school. But Janie is poorer than her classmates, and doesn't fit in. When her mother's business falls apart, Janie thinks of a way to help. But it will make her stand out even more -- is she strong enough to face the challenge?

Margaret Peterson Haddix is the author of many critically and popularly acclaimed YA and middle grade novels, including the Children of Exile series, The Missing series, the Under Their Skin series, and the Shadow Children series. A graduate of Miami University (of Ohio), she worked for several years as a reporter for The Indianapolis News. She also taught at the Danville (Illinois) Area Community College. She lives with her family in Columbus, Ohio. Visit her at HaddixBooks.com.