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Michael M. Guevara
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Aggressively Poetic
Leaves caked my front yard, suffocating the burgeoning grass below as I sat on the couch and told myself only one more episode of Law & Order and...
Your Bow Tie Literacy Guy Michael Guevara is showcasing his favorite book pairings! Add these titles to your classroom library and download an accompanying ELA lesson. Happy reading!
Michael Méndez Guevara is a Mexican American writer and former high-school English and journalism teacher. He has taught on the US-Mexico border, at large urban schools, at rural schools, and in small elite schools. He has taught in schools where students lacked for nothing, and he also has taught at schools where students relied on free school meals to eat and often worked to help support the family. Regardless of whom he taught, he wanted all his students to see themselves as writers who recognized the power of their individual stories.
The pages of his books are rich remnants, reflections, and reminiscences of his years teaching. Michael works as an educational sales rep and literacy consultant. Michael's debut novel The Closest Thing to a Normal Life is now available.
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