Anderson tends to write with sophisticated wit and storylines, making the point that young people are more intelligent than some might think. He's also written children's picture books such as Handel, Who Knew What He Liked, and novels directed toward pre-teen readers such as The Game of Sunken Places. Anderson has also remarked 'We write because we can't decipher things the first time around.' His novels directed at young adults, such as Thirsty and Feed, tend to direct their satire at society.

Writing style Īnderson is known for challenging his readers, of varying ages, to look at the world in new ways. He currently lives in Cambridge (Mass.) and is on the Board of the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance, a national non-profit organization that advocates for literacy, literature, and libraries. He has also worked as a disc jockey for WCUW radio as an instructor at Vermont College of Fine Arts, where he now serves on the Board and as a music critic for The Improper Bostonian. Anderson worked at Candlewick Press before his first novel Thirsty (1997) was accepted for publication there. Mark's School, Harvard College, the University of Cambridge (England), and Syracuse University. His father Will Anderson was an engineer, and his mother Juliana Anderson was an Episcopal priest. Biography Īnderson was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Anderson is known for using wit and sarcasm in his stories, as well as advocating that young adults are capable of mature comprehension. He won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2006 for The Pox Party, the first of two 'Octavian Nothing' books, which are historical novels set in Revolution-era Boston.

Matthew Tobin Anderson (born November 4, 1968), is an American writer of children's books that range from picture books to young adult novels.

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