Matthew J. Kirby (Author of The Clockwork Three)

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Matthew J. Kirby

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Young Adult, Children's Books

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Matthew Kirby was born in Utah, and grew up in Maryland, California, and Hawaii. As an undergraduate he majored in history, and then went on to pursue an M.S. in school psychology. For ten months out of the year he works with students, and during the rest of the year he writes. He and his wife currently live in northern Utah.

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Write a Novel with Me

I have an idea for my next book. It will be a historical novel with some supernatural elements, and probably middle grade (but that might change). It is not under contract. I haven鈥檛 written a single word. I have done no research yet. I have not mentioned it to my agent or any of my [...]

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Average rating: 3.96 · 27,446 ratings · 4,253 reviews · 26 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	The Clockwork Three really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,805 ratings — published 2010 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Icefall 4.01 avg rating — 5,918 ratings — published 2011 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Taste for Monsters 3.90 avg rating — 2,601 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Star Splitter 3.83 avg rating — 2,337 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cave of Wonders (Infinity Ring, #5) 4.02 avg rating — 1,933 ratings — published 2013 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Descendants (Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 1,848 ratings — published 2016 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spell Robbers (The Quantum League, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 1,208 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tomb of the Khan (Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 823 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Kingdom 3.69 avg rating — 733 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Arctic Code (Dark Gravity Sequence, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 583 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Matthew J. Kirby (?)

“Sometimes, when we want something so badly, we fear failure more than we fear being without that thing.”
― Matthew J. Kirby, Icefall

tags: failure, overcoming-fear

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“In life, the hardest decisions often have to be made more than once. But each time, it gets easier.”
― Matthew J. Kirby, Icefall

tags: inspirational, wisdom

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“Never trust a storyteller," he says. "We're all of us liars.”
― Matthew J. Kirby, Icefall

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What book should we read in October?

You may write in titles, provided the book is a 2014 Newbery contender and already published.

The Real Boy by Anne Ursu

19 votes 24.1%

The Thing About Luck by Cynthia Kadohata

16 votes 20.3%

Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo

12 votes 15.2%

Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans during World War II by Martin W. Sandler

6 votes 7.6%

escape from Mr. lemoncello s library (write-in)

6 votes 7.6%

The Lost Kingdom by Matthew J. Kirby

4 votes 5.1%

The Real Boy (write-in)

2 votes 2.5%

Flora and ulysses

2 votes 2.5%

The Real Boy but I'd also like to recommend we read Wake Up Missing by Kate Messner one of these months! (write-in)

2 votes 2.5%

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (write-in)

2 votes 2.5%

Counting by 7s (write-in)

2 votes 2.5%

Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans

2 votes 2.5%

Imprisoned (write-in)

1 vote 1.3%

lost kingdom - but I would be happy to read any of these (except Lemoncello - read it - mediocre) (write-in)

1 vote 1.3%

The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail by Richard Peck (write-in)

1 vote 1.3%

Mister Max the Book of Lost Things (write-in)

1 vote 1.3%

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