Authors: Matthew J. Kirby
The Arctic Code (25 page)
T
HE WRITING OF A BOOK IS, FOR ME, VERY MUCH A TEAM
effort in which there are no unimportant contributions. To thank everyone involved never ceases to cause me anxiety for fear of forgetting someone. Nevertheless, here goes.
Thank you to Donna Bray for giving me the opportunity to go with Eleanor on this amazing journey. This book is only the beginning. Thanks also to Jordan Brown, who asked all the right questions and helped me find the right answers. From the beginning, he and I were on the same storytelling page. Also invaluable to me has been the amazing community of writers and friends here in Utah. I can't possibly name them all,
so instead I'll give a general shout-out to Rock Canyon. I could not have written this book without the support of my wife, Jaime, who not only understands and accepts the inevitability of my procrastination but stands ready to read and talk about what I'm writing. Appreciation must also be expressed for my stepkids, Stuart, Sophie, and Charlie, whose excitement for my books gets me excited, too. Thank you to Steve, my agent and partner in this career I still sometimes can't believe I have. Lastly, thank you to all alien beings who may have visited this planet at points in the past. I hope you'll forgive me if I've mischaracterized your intent in this book, or failed to give you proper credit for the monolithic structures you helped to build.
Photo by Nami Leu Photography
MATTHEW J. KIRBY
is the author of the acclaimed middle grade novels
The Clockwork Three, Icefall
, and
The Lost Kingdom
, as well as one book in the
New York Times
bestselling series Infinity Ring. He was born in Utah, but with a father in the military he has lived in many places, including Rhode Island, Maryland, California (twice), and Hawaii. As an undergraduate at Utah State University, he majored in history. He then went on to earn MS and EdS degrees in school psychology. Matthew currently lives in Utah. You can visit him online at
www.matthewjkirby.com
.
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THE ARCTIC CODE
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kirby, Matthew J., date, author.
      The Arctic code / Matthew J. Kirby. â First edition.
             pages      cm. â (Dark gravity sequence ; book one)
      Summary: The Earth is in the grip of a new Ice Age, and when twelve-year-old Eleanor's scientist mother disappears in the Arctic, Eleanor sets off on a dangerous journey to find herâand uncovers a mystery, a crime, and evidence that Earth has been visited by extraterrestrials.
      ISBN 978-0-06-222487-3 (hardcover : alk. paper)
      EPub Edition © March 2015 ISBN 9780062224897
      1. Glacial epochâJuvenile fiction.   2. ScientistsâJuvenile fiction.   3. Mothers and daughtersâJuvenile fiction.   4. Adventure stories.   5. Extraterrestrial beingsâJuvenile fiction.   [1. Science fiction.   2. Glacial epochâFiction.   3. ScientistsâFiction.   4. Mothers and daughtersâFiction.   5. Adventure and adventurersâFiction.   6. Extraterrestrial beingsâFiction.]   I. Title.
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