WINNER OF THE 2023 GRATEFUL AMERICAN BOOK PRIZE FOR BEST YOUNG ADULT HISTORICAL FICTIONFINALIST FOR THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARDampampamp10ampampamp10ampampamp10ampampamp10ampampamp10Mattie and the Machine is a fictionalized yet historically accurate account of Margaret E. Knights fight to obtain recognition as a 19th century female inventor she would eventually be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2006. This entertaining tale is filled with romance competition and treachery and features a feisty and brilliant female heroine who excels in STEMrelated tasks.ampampamp10In 1868 New England fifteenyearold Mattie is a mechanic in Columbia Paperampampamp8217s allfemale bag division.