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Matthew Daley

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in Bethlehem, The United States

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Growing up, Matthew Daley walked to and from school. It wasn’t up hill both ways, though the mere fact that he did so is quite a seismic feat in the 21st Century. This is important because he walked passed a library, and on most days, he stopped there on his way home from school. He also believed that world peace could be achieved if everyone celebrated Doughnut Day every day.

Once he discovered that money doesn’t grow on trees – but rather, from them – he started to work. There was no other way to pay for his book/comic book/music buying addiction or his insistence of seeing every movie in the theaters at a minimum of three times. The jobs that he has held are (in no particular order of importance): referee, dish washer, soda salesman, enve ...more

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	Lantern City, Vol. 1 by Matthew Daley (Goodreads Author), Paul Jenkins, Mairghread Scott (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	The Not-So Secret Society by Matthew Daley (Goodreads Author), Arlene Yiadom-Daley, Wook Jin Clark (Illustrations) 3.49 avg rating — 89 ratings — 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
	Lantern City #2 by Matthew Daley (Goodreads Author), Carlos Magno (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 38 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
	Lantern City # 5 by Matthew Daley (Goodreads Author), Mairghead Scott 3.67 avg rating — 24 ratings — 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
	Lantern City # 6 by Matthew Daley (Goodreads Author), Mairghead Scott 3.67 avg rating — 24 ratings — 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
	Lantern City # 4 by Matthew Daley (Goodreads Author), Mairghead Scott 3.76 avg rating — 21 ratings — 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
	Lantern City # 3 by Matthew Daley (Goodreads Author), Lantern City #3 3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings — 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
	Lantern City #7 by Matthew Daley (Goodreads Author), Mairghread Scott (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 20 ratings — 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
	Lantern City #9 by Matthew Daley (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Mairghread Scott (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Carlos Magno (Illustrator) 3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings — 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
	Lantern City #10 by Matthew Daley (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Mairghread Scott (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Carlos Magno (Artist) 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — 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

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