Matthew and the Midnight Wrestlers

Allen Morgan

Stoddart Kids, 1999 - Juvenile Fiction - 32 pages

Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2007

Matthew loves his art class, but he hates trying to find a way home without running into the neighbourhood bully, Big Mike. Later, as Matthew
watches his favourite wrestling show, he sees a tag team dressed like artists. It gets him thinking. Maybe, if he drinks enough milk, he'll be strong enough to become a wrestler one day. But later, as Matthew drifts off to sleep, he becomes convinced that muscles alone won't do it - he needs a good costume! Then he can take care of Big Mike.

Before he knows it, Matthew is in the middle of another midnight adventure. He meets up with Tooloose the Wrecker, a wrestler who is looking for a partner. Before he knows it Matthew is now called Slap Dash the Masher, and he is about to enter the ring in his first tag team fight. This is no ordinary wrestling match. All the wrestlers are artists, and they have the craziest
costumes. But during the main event, Matthew has to face the Masked Marvel, who looks suspiciously like someone Matthew knowsà

Another wild and imaginative adventure that could only happen after bedtime, Matthew and the Midnight Wrestlers is a fun and fast-paced story for beginner readers who are ready for an early chapter book.

Contents

• PART 1 THE WRITING PROCESS: 5
• PART 2 USING SOURCES: 27
• PART 3 DOCUMENTING SOURCES: 40

About the author

Allen Morgan has written 25 books for children and 1 for adults. He was born on September 29, 1946 in New York City. He is married to Leslie and has a son named Timothy. In 1973 he became a Canadian citizen, also in the year 1980 Allen Morgan started writing his books. Before he became a author he had many different jobs such as a story teller, kindergarten teacher, artist, camel consultant, territory guide, member of the Lost Expedition and many more. Robert Munsch is the author of more than 25 books for children including ""The Paper Bag Princes"" and ""Stephanie's Ponytail."" He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and studied to be a Jesuit priest before deciding to work with children instead. He taught in a variety of nursery schools and daycare centers while he earned an MA in Early Childhood Education. In 1975, Munsch and his wife, Ann, moved to Guelph, Ontario. The Munschs have three children: Julie, Andrew, and Tyya (see them all in ""Something Good!"").Michael Martchenko has illustrated over 30 books for children and has exhibited his work throughout North America. He has won numerous awards for design and illustration. He lives with his wife, Patricia, in Toronto.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Matthew and the Midnight Wrestlers; Matthew's Midnight Adventures Series, Allen Morgan
• Author: Allen Morgan
• Illustrated by: Michael Martchenko
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Stoddart Kids, 1999
• ISBN: 0773760539, 9780773760530
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General; Juvenile Fiction / Boys & Men; Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic; Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction / Sports & Recreation / Wrestling