MATTHEW TOBIN ANDERSON

'Matthew Tobin Anderson' (M. T. Anderson), (1968- ) is an author, primarily of picture books for children and novels for young adults. Anderson lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
His picture books include ''Handel Who Knew What He Liked'', ''Strange Mr. Satie'', ''The Serpent Came to Gloucester'', and ''Me, All Alone, at the End of the World''. He has written such young adult books as ''Thirsty'', ''Burger Wuss'', ''Feed'', ''The Game of Sunken Places''. For middle grader readers, his novels include ''Whales on Stilts : M. T. Anderson's Thrilling Tales'' and its sequel, ''The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen''.
Anderson attended Harvard, University of Cambridge, and Syracuse. He worked at Candlewick Press [1] before Thirsty was accepted for publication. Anderson is a former instructor at Vermont College in Montpelier, Vermont and former music critic at ''The Improper Bostonian''.
Anderson is also a board member of the 'National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance' [[2]] a national not-for-profit that actively advocates for literacy, literature, and libraries.

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Major awards

External links

Interviews

Major awards

[3] was named a 2007 Michael L. Printz Honor book [4] for literary excellence in young adult literature given by the Young Adult Library Services Association [5].
[6] was the winner of the 2006 National Book Award for Young People [7].
''Feed'' was a 2002 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner, a 2003 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book, and a finalist for the 2002 National Book Award.
''Handel Who Knew What He Liked'' was a 2002 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book.
Anderson's short fiction has appeared in several collections:
"The Mud and Fever Dialogues", edited by Megan McCafferty. ''Sixteen: Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday''. (Three Rivers Press, 2004).
"Watch and Wake", edited by Deborah Noyes. ''Gothic: Ten Original Dark Tales''. (Candlewick, 2004).
"My Maturity, In Flames", edited by Jon Scieszka. ''Guys Write for Guys Read''. (Viking, 2005).
"Barcarole for Paper and Bones", edited by Gary Paulsen. ''Shelf Life: Stories by the Book''. (Simon & Schuster, 2003).
"A Brief Guide to the Ghosts of Great Britain" (memoir), edited by Jill Davis. ''Open Your Eyes: Extraordinary Experiences in Faraway Places.'' (Viking, 2003).

External links

★ Amazon.com listing of books by M. T. Anderson

★ Vermont College website

★ Candlewick Press. Bios: M.T. Anderson.

★ Audio Excerpt of ''Whales on Stilts'', read by the author

★ Anderson, M.T. ''Whales on Stilts'' NPR. May 30, 2005. (Excerpt read by the author.)

★ uncredited photo of M.T. Anderson

Interviews

★ Mehegan, David. "Like his protagonists, he's a character study." Boston Globe, 12/19/06

★ Horning, Kathleen. "Patriot Games." School Library Journal. November 2006

★ Kirkus Reviews. "Exclusive Interview with NBA Winner M.T. Anderson." ''The Book Standard.'' November 16, 2006

★ Litericat. "Our Interview with M.T. Anderson. ''Not Your Mother's Book Club.'' October 6, 2006

★ "Children's Bookshelf Chats with M.T. Anderson." ''Publisher's Weekly''. October 5, 2006

★ Leitich Smith, Cynthia. "Author Interview: MT Anderson on Whales on Stilts. Cynsations. September 12, 2005

★ Gallaway, Beth. "A Virtual Visit with M.T. Anderson." July 28, 2005

★ Blubaugh, Penny. "Author! Author! Dropped Things Fall Differently: An Interview with M.T. Anderson." YAttitudes: YALSA's Electronic Newsletter. Vol 4 No 4, Summer 2005. Restricted to YALSA members only.

★ Hennemin, Heidi. "Life-and-Death Competition in an Enchanted World. ''BookPage.'' July 2004

★ Shoemaker, Joel. Hungry for M.T. Anderson. VOYA, June 2004.

★ NPR. ''Novel Ideas'' feature. "M.T.Anderson: Eats Broccoli, Paces, and Hums." November 25, 2006