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Matthew J. Kirby

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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’t 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: 3.95 · 29,053 ratings · 4,490 reviews · 26 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Clockwork Three really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8,007 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 — 6,020 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
	Star Splitter 3.79 avg rating — 3,050 ratings — published 2023	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 — 2,682 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
	Cave of Wonders (Infinity Ring, #5) 4.01 avg rating — 1,966 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) 3.83 avg rating — 1,960 ratings — published 2016 — 41 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 — 1,225 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) 4.01 avg rating — 886 ratings — published 2016 — 31 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 — 735 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Arctic Code (Dark Gravity Sequence, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 602 ratings — published 2015 — 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

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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 September?

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Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan

29 votes 32.2%

Paperboy by Vince Vawter

11 votes 12.2%

The Lost Kingdom by Matthew J. Kirby

9 votes 10.0%

The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail by Richard Peck

6 votes 6.7%

Paperboy

6 votes 6.7%

The Thing About Luck by Cynthia Kadohata

5 votes 5.6%

Counting by 7s (write-in)

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Al Capone Does My Homework by Gennifer Choldenko

4 votes 4.4%

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

3 votes 3.3%

Paper Boy (write-in)

2 votes 2.2%

al capone does my homework (write-in)

2 votes 2.2%

Al Capone Does My Homework

2 votes 2.2%

paperboy (write-in)

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Navigating Early (write-in)

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Imprisoned

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The thing about Lucky (write-in)

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March by John Robert Lewis

0 votes 0.0%

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