Matt teaches kids and writes books for them. His mission in the classroom and fiction is to make history not-boring. His middle grade books The Not So Boring Letters of Private Nobody, It’s the End of the World As I Know It, and Operation Final Notice have won many awards and accolades, including being named an ILA Teacher’s Choice and a Bank Street’s Best Book. He is also the author of the YA novel League of American Traitors. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, four kids, 35 chickens, and 3 cats. He hasn’t slept well since 2015.