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Rick Silva

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Rick Silva grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, attended Cornell University and Curry College, and works as a high school science teacher. He is currently teaching oveseas. He worked for three years at a school in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and is now teaching in Shanghai, China, where he lives with his wife and son, and their very well-traveled cat. Rick has had several short stories published in anthologies by Apex Books, Crossed Genres, and Flying Pen Press, among others. He is working on his first novel, and has also collaborated on self-published and small press zines and comics.

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	Fat Girl in a Strange Land by Kay T. Holt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Bart R. Leib (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sabrina Vourvoulias (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fierce Family by Bart R. Leib (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Effie Seiberg (Goodreads Author), Layla Lawlor 3.81 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Close Encounters of the Urban Kind by Jennifer Brozek (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rosemary Jones (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Nathan Crowder (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.08 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Grande Campeonato da Vida: jogando contra titãs really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zephyr & Reginald Minions for Hire No. 2, Despot Industries, Inc. World Conquest Division by Rick Silva (Goodreads Author), Gynn Stella did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Mobilizing the Community to Help Students Succeed

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Vintage girls adventure novel from 1933. Basically Nancy Drew with more guns, more fighting, and a lot more technical details about aviation. Dorothy is the daughter of a wealthy Connecticut banker. A famous father and son duo of aviators and explore ...more
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Aimed at the beginning teacher, this book provides a good overview of the challenges faced by teachers and some basic advice on how to set the right tone and hit the ground running. There's a lot of common sense here, but I appreciate that the author ...more
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Nick and Charlie are on Summer break, and Charlie is trying to figure out how to say "I love you" to Nick for the first time. Nick is trying to find a way to help Charlie with his mental health issues. Charlie's mental health journey becomes the major ...more
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Theater kid Riley is grounded as a result of an unauthorized road trip (without a drivers license) in her mom's car. As part of her punishment, she has to work at her dad's store instead of her usual afterschool activities. She blames her dad's foray ...more
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Trade paperback collection covering the first mission of the G.I. Joe team. Duke and Scarlet get airdropped into the Nevada desert on a secret mission that is partly training, partly a test, and partly a real mission, in a way that really doesn't mak ...more
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