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Michael M. Guevara

Michael M. Guevara, recipient of a 2019 Book Love Foundation Grant, spends his days advocating for choice reading and authentic literacy instruction. An Academic Trainer in a large urban high school in San Antonio, Texas, Michael works with teachers on improving their literacy instruction and uses choice reading to help students achieve academic success. A former K-12 ELAR coordinator, Michael has served as president of The Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts and an NCTE committee chair. He recently served on the Texas state standards revision committee that developed new literacy standards adopted by Texas in 2017. His workshops with teachers focus on mentor texts and authentic student writing from their choice reading. Michael is working on a professional development book for literacy educators and currently has agents reading the manuscript of his young adult novel The Closest Thing to a Normal Life.

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    Donuts and Deals with the Devil: A Love Story in Space—Kind of

    No cap, I have the worst singing voice in the world. Birds have dropped dead out of the sky upon hearing it. My children used to fall fast asleep just to stop any lullaby I started. Glassware has broken from the notes I’ve hit—granted people threw...

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    Cuban Pastries, English Tea–No Berry

    Unpopular opinion–British Baking Show is way overrated. Okay, very unpopular opinion. I just don’t like it and feel it my mission in life to...

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    Hits, Hoverboards, and Alternate Realities

    Back in the days before television screens were flat, before we had televisions in every room of the house, before crazy high screen resolutions let...

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    A Magical Must-Have

    It’s Stranger Things season four that everyone asks you if you’ve watched yet.

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    That's the Tweet

    There’s a trend on Twitter where users make a simple statement followed by the catch phrase “That’s it. That’s the tweet.”

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    Cheers to Stolen Memories

    Way back in the day, we had this thing called Must See TV. And one of the shows you had to “must-see” was Cheers. Set in a bar in Boston, the show...

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    Catfish in Space?

    For some bizarre reason, I’ve recently gotten into the MTV show Catfish. Basically, it’s a documentary show where the hosts help people track down...

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    Keurig Confessions—Love the Machine, or Else…

    About three weeks ago, my Keurig died halfway through brewing my morning cup of This Is My Only Reason For Living. Weeping, lamenting, and the...

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    Science Fiction for Dummies (or Dilettantes)

    For me, science fiction boils down to whether you’re a galaxy far, far away person or a space, the final frontier person.

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    #Neveragain—No, Really

    From San Antonio, you take I-35 S until you hit Hwy. 90W just outside of the city limits. You’ll then hit Castroville, which everyone pronounces...

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