<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[author results for Dicks, Matthew]]></title><description><![CDATA[author results for Dicks, Matthew]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/infosoup/rss/search?query=Dicks%2C%20Matthew&amp;searchType=author&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 02:40:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Memoirs of An Imaginary Friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Budo is lucky as imaginary friends go. He's been alive for more than five years, which is positively ancient in the world of imaginary friends. But Budo feels his age, and thinks about the day when eight-year-old Max Delaney will stop believing in him. Some say Max has Asperger's Syndrome, but most just say he's "on the spectrum." None of this matters to Budo, who loves Max and is charged with protecting him from the class bully, from awkward situations in the cafeteria, and even in the bathroom stalls. But he can't protect Max from Mrs. Patterson, the woman who works with Max in the Learning Center and who believes that she alone is qualified to care for this young boy. When Mrs. Patterson does the unthinkable and kidnaps Max, it is up to Budo and a team of imaginary friends to save him -- and Budo must ultimately decide which is more important: Max's happiness or Budo's very existence.]]></description><link>https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S181C372559</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S181C372559</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dicks, Matthew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/372559181</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?&amp;userID=OWLS2255&amp;password=CC54911&amp;Value=9781250031853&amp;content=M&amp;Return=1&amp;Type=M</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storyworthy]]></title><description><![CDATA["A 30-time StorySLAM champion shows readers how to improve their storytelling skills, and how doing so can improve their relationships, careers, and overall well-being"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S181C613882</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S181C613882</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dicks, Matthew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/613882181</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change your Life Through the Power of Storytelling</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?&amp;userID=OWLS2255&amp;password=CC54911&amp;Value=9781608685486&amp;content=M&amp;Return=1&amp;Type=M</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memoirs of An Imaginary Friend]]></title><link>https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S181C330449</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S181C330449</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dicks, Matthew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/330449181</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?&amp;userID=OWLS2255&amp;password=CC54911&amp;Value=9781250006219&amp;content=M&amp;Return=1&amp;Type=M</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memoirs of An Imaginary Friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imaginary friend Budo narrates this heartwarming story of love, loyalty, and the power of the imagination--the perfect read for anyone who has ever had a friend . . . real or otherwise.Budo is lucky as imaginary friends go. He's been alive for more than five years, which is positively ancient in the world of imaginary friends. But Budo feels his age, and thinks constantly of the day when eight-year-old Max Delaney will stop believing in him. When that happens, Budo will disappear... Max is different from other children. Some people say that he has Asperger's Syndrome, but most just say he's "on the spectrum." None of this matters to Budo, who loves Max and is charged with protecting him from the class bully, from awkward situations in the cafeteria, and even in the bathroom stalls. But he can't protect Max from Mrs. Patterson, the woman who works with Max in the Learning Center and who believes that she alone is qualified to care for this young boy. When Mrs. Patterson does the unthinkable and kidnaps Max, it is up to Budo and a team of imaginary friends to save him--and Budo must ultimately decide which is more important: Max's happiness or Budo's very existence.]]></description><link>https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S181C350371</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S181C350371</guid><category><![CDATA[AB]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dicks, Matthew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/350371181</comments><format>AB</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?&amp;userID=OWLS2255&amp;password=CC54911&amp;Value=9781427225900&amp;content=M&amp;Return=1&amp;Type=M</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something Missing]]></title><link>https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S181C239663</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S181C239663</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dicks, Matthew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/239663181</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?&amp;userID=OWLS2255&amp;password=CC54911&amp;Value=9780767930888&amp;content=M&amp;Return=1&amp;Type=M</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Other Mother]]></title><description><![CDATA["From Matthew Dicks, the beloved author of Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, comes The Other Mother, a novel about a teenage boy coping with the rupture of his family by viewing his mother in an unusual light. The one he loves most, is the one he knows least. Thirteen-year-old Michael Parsons is dealing with a lot. His father's sudden death; his mother's new husband, Glen, who he loathes; his two younger siblings, who he looks after more and more now that his mother works extra shifts. And then one day, Michael wakes up and his mother is gone. In her place is an exact, duplicate mother. The 'other mother'. No one else seems to notice the real version is missing. His brother, his sister, and even Glen act as if everything's normal. But Michael knows in his heart that this mother is not his. And he begins to panic. What follows is a big-hearted coming-of-age story of a boy struggling with an unusual disorder that poses unparalleled challenges--but also, as he discovers, offers him unique opportunities"-- Provided by publisher]]></description><link>https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S181C723978</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S181C723978</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dicks, Matthew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/723978181</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?&amp;userID=OWLS2255&amp;password=CC54911&amp;Value=9781250103468&amp;content=M&amp;Return=1&amp;Type=M</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twenty-one Truths About Love]]></title><description><![CDATA["From the beloved author of Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend comes a wonderful new novel about a struggling man, written entirely in lists. Daniel Mayrock's life is at a crossroads. He knows the following to be true: 1. He loves his wife Jill... more than anything. 2. He only regrets quitting his job and opening a bookshop a little (maybe more than a little) 3. Jill is ready to have a baby. 4. The bookshop isn't doing well. Financial crisis is imminent. Dan doesn't know how to fix it. 5. Dan hasn't told Jill about their financial trouble. 6. Then Jill gets pregnant. This heartfelt story is about the lengths one man will go to and the risks he will take to save his family. But Dan doesn't just want to save his failing bookstore and his family's finances: 1. Dan wants to do something special. 2. He's a man who is tired of feeling ordinary. 3. He's sick of feeling like a failure. 4. He doesn't want to live in the shadow of his wife's deceased first husband. Dan is also an obsessive list maker; his story unfolds entirely in his lists, which are brimming with Dan's hilarious sense of humor, unique world-view, and deeply personal thoughts. When read in full, his lists paint a picture of a man struggling to be a man, a man who has reached a point where he's willing to do anything for the love (and soon-to-be new love) of his life"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S181C682898</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S181C682898</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dicks, Matthew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/682898181</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?&amp;userID=OWLS2255&amp;password=CC54911&amp;Value=9781250103482&amp;content=M&amp;Return=1&amp;Type=M</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storyworthy]]></title><description><![CDATA["A 30-time StorySLAM champion shows readers how to improve their storytelling skills, and how doing so can improve their relationships, careers, and overall well-being"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S181C1017284</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S181C1017284</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dicks, Matthew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1017284181</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change your Life Through the Power of Storytelling</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?&amp;userID=OWLS2255&amp;password=CC54911&amp;Value=9781608685493&amp;content=M&amp;Return=1&amp;Type=M</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a sudden act of assertiveness gives her the bravery she has always lacked, Caroline Jacobs undertakes a trip back to her hometown with her teenage daughter to tell off a childhood friend who betrayed her in public twenty-five years ago.]]></description><link>https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S181C462354</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S181C462354</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dicks, Matthew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://infosoup.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/462354181</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?&amp;userID=OWLS2255&amp;password=CC54911&amp;Value=9781250006301&amp;content=M&amp;Return=1&amp;Type=M</image_url></item></channel></rss>