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Michael Northrop

Goodreads Author

Born

in Salisbury, CT, The United States

Website

https://michaelnorthrop.net/

Twitter

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Genre

Mystery, Children's, Young Adult

Member Since

February 2012

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Michael Northrop is the New York Times–bestselling author of 16 books for young readers, now starting a new chapter with his first mystery novel for adults (12/1/26). His previous books include the classic young adult survival tale Trapped and the hit graphic novel Dear Justice League. His books have been selected for the Indie Next List, Junior Library Guild, and NPR’s Backseat Book Club. Collectively, they have sold more than one million copies. He is originally from Salisbury, Connecticut, a small town in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, where he mastered the arts of tree climbing, BB gun shooting, and field goal kicking with only moderate injuries. He lives in New York City and is the research editor for Dance Magazine.

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Average rating: 3.58 · 21,283 ratings · 3,901 reviews · 43 distinct works • Similar authors

	Trapped 3.29 avg rating — 9,754 ratings — published 2011 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Book of the Dead (TombQuest, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 1,996 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dear Justice League by Michael Northrop (Goodreads Author), Gustavo Duarte (Illustrator) 4.01 avg rating — 1,160 ratings — published 2019 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amulet Keepers (TombQuest, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 937 ratings — published 2015 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gentlemen 3.21 avg rating — 910 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Surrounded By Sharks 3.67 avg rating — 794 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Valley of Kings (TombQuest, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 691 ratings — published 2015 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Final Kingdom (TombQuest, #5) 4.16 avg rating — 462 ratings — published 2016 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rotten 3.75 avg rating — 504 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plunked 3.63 avg rating — 511 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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TombQuest (5 books)
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Michael Northrop (Goodreads Author)

3.99 avg rating — 4,538 ratings

Dear DC (2 books)
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Michael Northrop (Goodreads Author),

Gustavo Duarte

3.98 avg rating — 1,467 ratings

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“The easiest thing to do with something that was bothering you was always to make fun of it.”
― Michael Northrop, Gentlemen

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“I was thinking: Is this what love is, feeling like you've been spun around underwater? Forgetting how cold you are, until she looks up and you look down and you're embarrassed and the world comes rushing back in? Or is love not being able to get that image out of your head, the image of the moment right before she looked up?”
― Michael Northrop, Trapped

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“I prayed for him to keep my mom safe instead, though if I'm being honest, I was sort of hoping he'd be impressed by my selflessness. Another thing about angels, though, I'm pretty sure they don't fall for dumb tricks like that.”
― Michael Northrop, Trapped

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