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Matthew J. Wicks

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in Grants Pass, OR, The United States

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Children's Books, Young Adult, Ebooks

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Matthew J. Wicks is the author of "The Three Box Turtles Tuff", a story that is adapted from the Norwegian Folktale the "The Three Billy Goats Gruff".

Matthew J. Wicks has also written another Scandinavian book about Junction City called, "The Vikings Were Back".

Matthew J. Wicks has also written his third Scandinavian book called, "St. Lucia Day Surprise".

Matthew J. Wicks has written a early reader series about Andrew. "Andrew Went to the Pet Store," is the first in this series. Matthew J. Wicks is currently working on "Andrew Went to a Restaurant" formerly "Andrew Went to Lunch".

Matthew J. Wicks has won multiple awards from NaNoWriMo and Camp NaNoWriMo for his accomplishments of writing 50,000 word novels in a month.
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	The Three Box Turtles Tuff 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 2 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
	Andrew Went To Lunch 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012	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 Lunch Thief (The Navigators' Club, #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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 Shoeless Truck Driver it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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 Vikings Were Back by Matthew J. Wicks (Goodreads Author), Cassie Wicks (Photographer) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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
	Andrew Went To The Pet Store by Matthew J. Wicks (Goodreads Author), Ben Silebi (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	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
	St. Lucia's Day Surprise by Matthew J. Wicks (Goodreads Author), Cassie Wicks (Photographer) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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 Princess And The Songbird it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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 Ugly Horse by Matthew J. Wicks (Goodreads Author), Cassie Wicks (Photographer) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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“The Vikings Were Back,” is now at the publishers.

I have the option of hard bound with a coil spine. The coil spine will be covered with the hard back cover.

I also have the option for a heavy paper back copy that is perfect bound.

The book will be available after the first week of April. I will be reading the first copy in classes on April 1st.

If you would like a hard back book it will cost $20

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D is for Dala Horse: A Nordic Countries Alphabet (Discover the World)

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The Moomins and the Great Flood (The Moomins, #1)

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