Matt Christopher (1917–1997)
Autore di The Kid Who Only Hit Homers
Sull'Autore
Matt Christopher was born August 16, 1917 in Bath, Pennsylvania. He had a variety of odd jobs before focusing full time on writing including playing shortstop for a Class C minor-league team in Smith Falls, Ontario. He also drove trucks and sold umbrellas and worked in a theater. Christopher mostra altro finally began his writing career in 1940, when he wrote a detective story that was accepted by Detective Box Magazine in 1943 His first children's book was The Lucky Baseball Bat, published in 1954, which was in print for 25 years. Christopher was the best-selling author of more than fifty sports books for young readers. He is best known for his sports novels for children as well as his many short stories and articles in numerous children's and adults' magazines. His later works include Dirt Bike Racer, The Spy on Third Base, and Skateboard Tough. Christopher wrote 78 books in all and over 250 magazine articles and short stories. Matt Christopher dies in 1997. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Dacus Library Matt Christopher Archives
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Opere di Matt Christopher
BASEBALL STORIES (1) One: Look Who's Playing First Base; Catcher with a Glass Arm; The Kid Who Only Hit Homers (1971) 68 copie
The World Series: Legendary Sports Events (Matt Christopher Legendary Sports Events) (2007) 15 copie
Implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Standard of Living Adequate for Development (1999) 11 copie
Soccer Scoop 2 copie
Baseball Stories 2 (The Fox Steals Home / No Arm in Left Field / The Year Mom Won the Pennant) (1991) 2 copie
_(7) OLDIES - Little Lefty 1 copia
_(7) OLDIES - Baseball Pals 1 copia
The Lucky Baseball 1 copia
Baseball Pal 1 copia
Soccer 'Cats: Switch Play! 1 copia
The boy who only hit homers 1 copia
In the Huddle with... John Elway 1 copia
Matt Christopher's Set of Three Young Boys Sports Books - Tough to Tackle, Return of the Home Run Kid & Hard Drive… (1992) 1 copia
Tight End 1 copia
Matt Christopher's Sports Biographies Four-Book Set (On the Field with Derek Jeter / On the Mound with Greg Maddux… (2002) 1 copia
Break for Breakfast 1 copia
Dirt Bike Racer 1 copia
Snowbird Maverick 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Christopher, Matthew Frederick
- Data di nascita
- 1917-08-16
- Data di morte
- 1997-09-20
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Bath, Pennsylvania, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Ludlow Ville, New York, USA
- Attività lavorative
- children's book author
- Organizzazioni
- Smith Falls Beavers
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Milner Award (1993)
Utenti
Recensioni
Liste
Overdue Podcast (1)
1970s (1)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 290
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 24,288
- Popolarità
- #864
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 128
- ISBN
- 1,849
- Lingue
- 6
- Preferito da
- 1