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Books by Matt Doeden | Wonderlit

Books by Matt Doeden

49 books · Ages 4–14

Known for the Awesome Race Cars and Blazers: Freestyle series, Matt Doeden writes picture books and middle grade and young adult for ages 4–14, alongside 3 standalone books, exploring themes of resilience & perseverance, history, pride & accomplishment.

Series

Dragsters

Awesome Race Cars

1 book · Ages 7–12

BMX Freestyle

Blazers: Freestyle

1 book · Ages 8–11

Aircraft Carriers

Pull Ahead Books: Mighty Movers

1 book · Ages 6–9

The Battle of the Alamo

The Hindenburg Disaster

Graphic History

2 books · Ages 4–12

George Washington: Leading a New Nation

Thomas Jefferson: Great American

Graphic Biographies

2 books · Ages 8–12

Lost at Sea! Tami Oldham Ashcroft's Story of Survival

True Tales of Survival

1 book · Ages 8–13

Tugboats

1 book · Ages 4–7

NASCAR's Greatest Moments

1 book · Ages 8–12

Matt Kenseth

1 book · Ages 8–11

How to Survive a Flood

Natural Disaster Survival

1 book · Ages 8–11

The Best of Pro Baseball

The Best of Pro Basketball

The Best of Pro Ice Hockey

The Best of Pro Sports

3 books · Ages 6–10

The Civil War

The Oregon Trail

You Choose: Interactive History Adventures

2 books · Ages 8–12

The World's Greatest Football Players

Football's Biggest Rivalries

Football's Greatest

2 books · Ages 8–12

Real-Life Dragons

Real-Life Monsters

1 book · Ages 7–10

Can You Survive the Jungle?

Can You Survive a Global Blackout?

Can You Survive the Marathon Des Sables?

You Choose: Survival

3 books · Ages 8–12

Jeremy Lin: Basketball Superstar

Basketball Superstars

1 book · Ages 7–10

Football Legends in the Making

Sports Illustrated Kids: Legends in the Making

1 book · Ages 8–12

Dwyane Wade: Basketball Superstar

Superstar Athletes

1 book · Ages 6–9

The Berlin Wall

Can You Survive Dangerous Desert Encounters?

Can You Survive a Raging Hurricane?

3 books · Ages 8–12

Stars of Hockey

Stars of Sports

1 book · Ages 6–9

Tangled History

Historical Narratives

1 book · Ages 8–12

Fantasy Football Math: Using Stats to Score Big in Your League

1 book · Ages 8–12

The Haunted Sanatorium

Life or Death at Sea

Surviving as a Migrant Worker in the Great Depression

You Choose: Interactive Adventures

4 books · Ages 8–14

Hansel and Gretel

You Choose: Interactive Fairy Tale Adventures

1 book · Ages 8–12

Showdown in Manila

Captured History

1 book · Ages 8–12

The Evolution of Basketball

Evolution of Sports

1 book · Ages 8–12

The Paths to Pro Basketball

1 book · Ages 8–12

Basketball Greats

Greatest of All Time

1 book · Ages 8–11

Sports Car Racing

1 book · Ages 7–10

Theoretical Physicist Brian Greene

Elon Musk: SpaceX and Tesla Motors Engineer

STEM Trailblazer Bios

2 books · Ages 7–13

Deion Sanders

1 book · Ages 7–11

Slam Dunk Book of Basketball

Sports Illustrated Kids: Slam Dunk

1 book · Ages 8–12

Standalone Books

Cover of Darkness Everywhere

Darkness Everywhere

For the child questioning how one person can change the world or trying to understand the roots of global conflict and t

Cover of It's Outta Here!: The Might and Majesty of the Home Run

It's Outta Here!: The Might and Majesty of the Home Run

Uncover the physics and history behind the long ball, from legendary stories and heavy-hitting statistics to the science

Cover of John Sutter and the California Gold Rush

John Sutter and the California Gold Rush

A glimpse into the 1849 Gold Rush shows how a single discovery at John Sutter’s Mill sparked a massive migration that tr

By Age Range

Dragsters

Aircraft Carriers

The Battle of the Alamo

Dragsters

BMX Freestyle

Aircraft Carriers

Dragsters

George Washington: Leading a New Nation

Lost at Sea! Tami Oldham Ashcroft's Story of Survival

Common Themes

Resilience & Perseverance History Pride & Accomplishment Discovering a Talent Adventure Sports Curiosity & Wonder Fear & Bravery

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