Matthew Cody

*“Hello, my name is Matthew Cody. Matthew Cody actually being a fairly common Irish name. And as I was growing up, I was one of seven Matthews in my class. These days it's not as common as it once was.”*
— Matthew Cody and his name origins, TEACHINGBOOKS Website

## Friends and Family

### Children

Willem (Son)

**Matthew Cody "Matt" Cody.** is an American author of children's literature. Matthew is best known

as the author of the children's book series *Cat Ninja*.

## Life and career

Matthew was born and raised just outside of St. Louis, Missouri. Matthew was the baby of the family and when Matthew wasn’t dodging the tortures of three older siblings, Matthew was making up stories to try and entertain whoever else would listen to me.

After graduating high school a solidly average student, Matthew studied theater and creative writing in college and went on to get a graduate degree where Matthew focused on Shakespeare. Matthew came to New York in 1999 and for several years worked in theaters there and around the country. When Matthew wasn’t working on plays, Matthew tried my hand at short stories and even a few comic book scripts.

Matthew began teaching English in 2004 and started work on His first novel, Powerless, around the same time. As a life-long fan of comic books and pulp stories, those influences began to pop up in His work more and more.

Matthew and his wife Alisha are Currently living in New York, with His young son Willem. Matthew currently hard at work on my next novel for Knopf, which is has yet to get a title (but for a hint as to what it’s about, just take another peek at that list of writers in the above paragraph!) Most days Matthew divide his time between writing and teaching and being a generally nice family man.

## Works

### Supers of Noble's Green

* Powerless (Supers of Noble's Green) (April 5, 2011)
* Super (Supers of Noble's Green) (August 26, 2014)
* Villainous (Supers of Noble's Green) (October 13, 2015)

### The Secrets of the Pied Piper

* The Secrets of the Pied Piper 1: The Peddler's Road (October 27, 2015)
* The Secrets of the Pied Piper 2: The Magician's Key (November 8, 2016)
* The Secrets of the Pied Piper 3: The Piper's Apprentice (October 24, 2017)

### Cat Ninja

* Cat Ninja (October 13, 2020)
* Cat Ninja: Time Heist (November 23, 2021)
* Cat Ninja: Wanted (April 12, 2022)
* Cat Ninja: Welcome to The 'Burbs (October 18, 2022)
* Cat Ninja: Cat's Claw (October 10, 2023)

### Other books

* The Dead Gentleman (October 9, 2012}
* Will in Scarlet (October 8, 2013)
* Bright Family (September 7, 2021)
* Etc.

### Honors & Awards

* 2015: Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award Nominee
* 2013: Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Nominee
* 2013: Virginia Readers’ Choice Award Winner -
* 2012: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award Winner
* 2010: Great Stone Face Award Nominee
* 2009: Amazon Best Books of the Year
* 2009: Bank Street Best Books of the Year
* 2009: Mark Twain Book Award Nominee
* 2009: New York Public Library Best Books of the Year
* **TBA:** Three-Time Indie Next Pick

## Official Websites

* http://www.matthewcody.com
* https://twitter.com/mattcodywrites?lang=en
* https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-cody-writer?original\_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
* https://www.instagram.com/matthewjcody/
* https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMatthewCody/