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Most recent book suggestions:

      

Katherine Applegate. "Roscoe Riley Rules" (Series)

Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs. (HarperCollins, 2008)

Never Swipe a Bully's Bear. (HarperCollins, 2008)

Never Swap Your Sweater for a Dog. (HarperCollins, 2008)

Never Swim in Applesauce. (HarperCollins, 2008) 

Don't Tap-Dance on Your Teacher. (HarperCollins, 2009)

Never Walk in Shoes That Talk. (HarperCollins, 2009)

Never Race a Runaway Pumpkin. (HarperCollins, 2009)

Elementary School

 

Rick Riordan. The Red Pyramid. [The Kane Chronicles] (Disney Hyperion, 2010)
Hold onto your butts. The ancient gods and goddesses are REAL! No, not the Greek gods and goddesses, that was Rick Riordan's other series. And two kids are descended from the gods. No, they aren't the direct children of gods, that's Rick Riordan's other series. There's a war brewing, and the descendants of the gods must play their part. Yeah, I know, that was in the other series too, but if the kids loved Percy Jackson (and what kid didn't?) they will line up for The Red Pyramid, Book One of the Kane Chronicles.
Middle & High School

 

Gordon Korman. Pop. (Balzer + Bray, 2009)
It is the part of the game that makes your head spin, your eyes blur, your mom gasp, and your adrenaline seep out every pore on your body. You don't play football the way Marcus did in his old school, you've got to love the pop. When you don't love the jarring, rib-rattling hit, it is time to hang up the spikes. Marcus learns that in the most bizarre way in a high school football book that has all the characters and story lines you want, but the book is about football, and football is all about the pop.
High School

 

Fred Bowen. No Easy Way: The Story of Ted Williams and the Last .400 Season. (Dutton, 2010)
Bowen tells, in spare text and with illustrations reminiscent of Norman Rockwell, the simple story of Ted Williams, who wouldn't go into the record books with a tainted record and anything less than a full season of hitting .400, a feat that has not been matched in seven decades. This is a baseball biography for even the very young; read this to a future Hall of Famer in your life.

Preschool & Elementary School

  

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Upcoming Speaking Events:

 

Friday, August 6

Malden Public Library, Malden, MA                             Living Chess!

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Saturday, August 7

British Cars of NH Show of Dreams

Wolfeboro, NH                                               Big Chess Tournament 

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Wednesday, August 11, 2:00-4:00pm

Hopkinton Town Library, Hopkinton, NH                           Big Chess!

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Thursday, September 30, 7pm

Merrimack Public Library

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Mike In the News:

 

Author Visits Penn Brook School, Georgetown Record, March 18, 2010

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On the People We Meet, Reaching Full Potential in College Blog, February 23, 2010

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What to Buy Your Boy, Stacked (blog), December 15, 2009

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Check It Out: Connecting Boys With Books 2, New York Teacher, October 28, 2009

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Guys Read, Stacked (blog), October 26, 2009

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Guy Reading, Stacked (blog), October 11, 2009

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Simmons Magazine, Fall 2009

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Advocation Abby (the) Librarian, September 16, 2009

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Boys, Boys, Boys ... Is It Cool to Read or What? The Library of Michigan's Quarterly Newsletter,
Fall 2009

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Motivating boys to become better readers Memorial Examiner (Houston, TX), August 26, 2009

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MEET THE AUTHOR with Joan Fardella (Episode 2) Salem Public TV, August 20, 2009

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MEET THE AUTHOR with Joan Fardella Salem Public TV, July 27, 2009

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Medford teacher wins visit from author Michael Sullivan Medford Transcript, June 24, 2009

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School Library Journal calls Connecting Boys With Books 2 "A must-read for all librarians and media specialists." 

SLJ, June 1, 2009

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Sapphire Knight Party Extraveganza IParty

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'Escapade' grabs reluctant readers, 8-12 Children's Book Examiner, May 18, 2009

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Book Groups the Way Boys Like'Em American Libraries, May, 2009

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The Best Blue is Cupcake The Gossip Lady Blog, March 27, 2009

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Partying to Get Boys To Read Publishers Weekly Online, March 26, 2009

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An Interview with Michael Sullivan: Escapade Johnson Strikes Again Education News, March 22, 2009

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                              Last Updated 07/28/2010