The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen by M.T. Anderson

His two books Thirsty and Feed are both directed towards the young adult age group and like other young adult novels Anderson has written these books satire is directed towards society. his stories are witty and have adult storylines, which he uses to show that young people are more intelligent than some might think. Anderson also tends to write in a sophisticated manner.

He is known for having readers of varying ages and encourages them to look at the world in new ways through his literature. Matthew Tobin Anderson is known for making his writing challenging for his readers. He also writes picture books and pre-teen books.

Agent Q, or, The Smell of Danger (2010).

Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware (2009).

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves (2008).

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party (2006).

The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen (2006).

Printz Award (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves) Printz Award for literary excellence in young adult literature (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Volume 1: The Pox Party) Winner, 2006 National Book Award (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Volume 1: The Pox Party) Honor Book, 2003 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (Feed) Winner, 2002 Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Feed)įinalist, 2002 National Book Award (Feed) Honor book, 2002 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (Handel, Who knew what he liked) He now lives in Boston and serves on the Board for The National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance, a national non-profit organization that advocates for literacy, literature, and libraries. He has many other jobs during this time as well including: disc jockey for WCUW Radio and an instructor at Vermont College of Fine Arts, where he now serves as a board member and as a music critic for the Improper Bostanian. After college he worked at Candlewick press before writing his first novel Thirsty in 1977. Anderson attended Harvard College, the University of Cambridge in England, and Syracuse University. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and had a father who was an engineer and a mother who was an Episcopal priest.

Anderson, was born on November 4 th, 1968. I don’t remember much about it except that Puck sang in a high-pitched voice like the Bee Gees.” Around the same time, we did A Midsummer Night’s Fever, which was supposed to be A Midsummer Night’s Dream recast with John Travolta. When I was about eleven, we did a dramatic version of Beowulf with a giant foam-rubber dragon puppet and lots of gruesome alliteration.

I began to write plays for my friends to put on. “My love of fantasy became a love of literature.

The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen by M.T. Anderson