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Category: Margaret Peterson Haddix

Margaret Peterson Haddix

But it’d be nice to have someone who cared about me, someone I could talk toabout anything, someone who’d tell me I was really special.

caring, loving, puppy-love, teens, young-love

Margaret Peterson Haddix

That porch is a happy-looking place, and my father – burdened, stoop-shouldered, cadaverously thin – doesn’t seem to belong on it.

father, house, out-of-place, worries, worry

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Jen, we did it. Everyone’s free now.

Margaret Peterson Haddix

At times like this, Eryn didn’t feel like they were just twins. They were teammates. They were partners. They were two halves of the same brain.

brain, partners, siblings, twins

Margaret Peterson Haddix

I can’t go back to being who I used to be!’Hadley looked down at him sympathetically.’None of us can, kid.’ he said. ‘That’s the point. You get what you get. Life changes you. Time travel or no, you always have to build on what you live through.

hadley-correo, life, life-changing

Margaret Peterson Haddix

But, really, are there any guys out there who aren’t jerks? I don’t even know any grown-up men who aren’t jerks.

boys, dating, growing-up, jerks, juveline

Margaret Peterson Haddix

We can hope.

Margaret Peterson Haddix

I was Pandora, bound and determined to open that box.

regret, second-chance

Margaret Peterson Haddix

I like the fact that kids are willing to be imaginative and go along with me when I’m telling strange tales.

author, imagination, stories

Margaret Peterson Haddix

I snorted “oh, beauty. What’s that good for?”Mary stared, her eyes round.”It won you the prince, did it not?”I snorted again, I prefer to think that he was captivated by my charming personality.” I giggled to let Mary know I was trying to make fun of myself.

beauty, humor, personality

Margaret Peterson Haddix

It’s like I’d been walking a tightrope with a big safety net underneath me, but I never really thought about the net until someone took it away. And then every single step scared me to death.

care, concern, death, emotions, family, feelings, life, loss, love, relationship, security, separation

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Was it still paranoia if all his fears were justified?