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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
	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
	The Golfer's Tools: A Practical Guide to Swing Science by Rick Silva (Goodreads Author), Matthew Rudy (Editor), Michael Jacobs (Contributor) 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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Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos (Magic: The Gathering)

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Identity-Conscious Practice in Action (Equity and Social Justice in Education Series)

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