When was matt christopher born

This entry in a brand-new line of sports biographies from Matt Christopher takes listeners onto the field with a soccer legend. Mia Hamm's speed, aggressive play, and ability to "read the field" helped her become the best women's soccer player in the world This entry in a brand new line of sports biographies from Matt Christopher takes listeners onto the plate with a baseball legend. Babe Ruth was baseball's first true power hitter, a strong pitcher, and smart outfielder who made some amazing game-saving catches This is the percent true story of the making of an American legend Mike is facing a tough season in Little League this year.

His team is scheduled to play their toughest opponents: the Bearcats and the Peach Street Mudders What could be better than having a dog that loves to play baseball? A dog that can talk with you through ESP! And Harry the Airedale is a baseball genius who always knows how to help Mike score the winning run Matt Christopher. Matthew F. Christopher was born on August 16, , in Bath, Pa.

He was the oldest of nine children and a talented athlete, playing baseball, football and soccer in high school. He became interested in writing at the age of 14 and in had his first story published in a detective magazine. Christopher became well-known for his sports fiction novels for children with over titles bearing his name. He was awarded numerous writing honors from state organizations as well as the Milner Award. My love of the game helped a lot, too, of course.

It's a fantasy, but the main character in it could be real. There are a lot of boys who would love to play baseball but, for some reason, cannot. The only difference between a real-life boy and Sylvester Coddmyer III is the appearance of a character named George Baruth, whom only Sylvester can see and who helps Sylvester become a good ballplayer.

I've written many short stories and books for both children and adults, and find that writing for children is really my niche. Being the eldest of nine children seven boys and two girls , I've lived through a lot of problems many children live through, and I find these problems excellent examples to include in my books.

Sports have made it possible for me to meet many people with all sorts of life stories, on and off the field, and these are grist for this writer's mill. I'm far beyond playing age now, but I manage to go to both kids' and adult games just to keep up with them, and keep them fresh in my mind.

Very few things make me happier than receiving fan letters from boys and girls who write that they had never cared for reading until they started to read my books. That is just about the ultimate in writing for children. Christopher was born on August 16, , in Bath, Pa. He died in in Charlotte, North Carolina. Matt Christopher is well-known for his sports fiction novels and has won the Milner Award, given annually to the author whose books are most liked by the children of Atlanta, Georgia.

Christopher was the 11th recipient of the award. In high school Christopher played baseball, football, and soccer. Christopher got interested in writing while a freshman in high school. He retired from NCR in to go into fulltime writing. In Christopher was one of the athletes selected to play in an exhibition game against the former major league baseball team, The New York Giants.

The game was to raise funds for a memorial to John McGraw, former manager of the Giants. Christopher recalls batting twice against Johnny Wittig and getting one hit. Later that year, after returning to continue playing baseball with Freeville-Dryden, he was awarded the MVP, most valuable player, of the team. Besides books, Christopher has had about short stories and articles published in over 65 children and adult magazines.

His first sale was a one-act play that was published in by Greenburg Publishers of New York. These, too, were dramatized on tape. Included in the articles was one about the Bermuda Triangle.