Matt Christopher was born on the 16th of August in 1917, in Charlotte, NC. Matt Christopher was the 11th person to win the 1993 Milner award, and has also received the boys club of America junior book award. Matt Christopher has played baseball, basketball, soccer, and football. When Matt Christopher grew up he played basketball during the days and wrote books in the evenings. Matt retired basketball so he could be a full time wrier. Besides Matt Christopher's large books he has also written hundreds of smaller books that have been published in over 65 magazines. Matt is a great author and has written great books.