Margaret Peterson Haddix

Reading is a fundamental learning tool that everyone uses at some point; there is no age restrictions, its for everyone. The book Turnabout by Margaret Peterson Haddix is a book of scientific project/experimentation gone haywire, taking place in 2085. Opening the pages takes me from this world and into theirs. Science fiction and just how the human mind works fascinates me to no end. Reading is essential to both reading and writing skills that from a young age everyone starts to build with simple books. I've always enjoyed reading; letting myself get lost in the pages clear my mind and is quite relaxing. The book Turnabout is possibly one that I've got stuck on my mind. Trying to understand how the main characters felt leave me curious and…

Among The Hidden By: Margaret Peterson Haddix is a suspenseful and enjoyable book. Luke is the third child of a family, who grows up on a farm, in a farming community. At one point before Luke was born, the town did not have enough food supply, so the government made a law that people could only have two children. Since Luke is the third child of the family, he has to stay hidden in his house. Luke lives up in the attic, just in case the population police ever come, they would not find an extra…

End of Unit: Diversity Have you ever just ask yourself the question “What really is ‘normal’?” In the novels, Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix, and Alex Rider: Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz the protagonists live less than “normal” lives. In Among the Hidden, the protagonist Luke Garner does not officially exist because the government does not allow families to have more than two children in fear of a global food shortage, so Luke is forced to stay in his home, and the most he’s…

little money.In the book Uprising by Margaret Haddix, the clothing that everyone wore had a statement. Jane the rich girl had too many roughest account which meant she was quite rich but Yetta and Bella had no ruffles whatsoever which meant they were poorer than pig. Just what one wore meant how one would be treated and how one should act.Clothing statements were shown through three ways, first through design, second through corsets, thirdly through ruffles and lastly through hats In 1911, the…

In the book, Among the Hidden by Margaret Haddix Peterson, the protagonist was a young boy named Luke Garner, who was a third child forced into hiding by the Population Law. It was created to prevent starvation during the time where there wasn’t enough food for everyone because of famines. Now, Luke, along with other shadow children, another name for an illegal third child, were needed to be kept in hiding or else they would face a huge fine or execution. Luke used to be able to at least go…

Laci Peterson was born, May 4, 1975 she passed away on December 24, 2004. Laci was an American woman who was the subject of a highly discussed murder case after she went missing while seven and a half months pregnant with her first child. Peterson was reportedly last seen alive on December 24, 2002. Apart from her husband, the last two people known to have spoken to Laci before she disappeared were her half-sister, Amy Rocha, and her mother, Sharon Rocha. Amy cut Scott's hair, with Laci…

After 37 years, and numerous suspects, Antioch's oldest open homicide cold case, on record, had a huge step forward in its case. Mitchell Lynn Bacom, 63, was arrested, by Antioch police, as a suspect in the kidnapping and killing of Suzanna Bombardier, 14, while she was babysitting her nieces on June 22, 1980. Bombardier disappeared from her sister’s townhouse and was found days later, by a fisherman, in the San Joaquin River. The police detained Bacom, a known acquantaine of the Bombardier…

Scott Lee Peterson is a prisoner in California. He is currently on death row convicted of murdering his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son. He was convicted of double murder, first-degree and second-degree, in 2004 and sentenced to death by lethal injection. Peterson remains on death row in San Quentin State Prison while his case is on appeal to the Supreme Court of California. On December 24, 2002, Laci Peterson, who was eight months pregnant, was reported missing from her Modesto,…

On December 24, 2002, Laci Denise Peterson was reported missing. At the time of her disappearance, she was eight months pregnant, planning to name her unborn son, Connor. The death of Laci Peterson is presumed to have been taken place on December 24, 2002. Scott Peterson was convicted for the murders of his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, 27, and their unborn son, Connor. He was convicted of first degree murder for the death of Laci and Second degree murder for the death of Connor). Scott Peterson…

It was important for Katharine Dexter because she was married to a man with schizophrenia and since there’s a chance that the kids have this mental illness too, even though there wasn’t a physical connection between her and her husband, but since she knew there were people out there that were at risk, she wanted to help them. Also she wanted women have control over their bodies and so they can prevent unplanned pregnancy. For Margaret Sanger, after the death of Sadie Sachs, she was so sad and…