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Michael Scott Clifton

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Multi Award-Winning Author Michael Scott Clifton, a public educator for over 38 years as a teacher, coach, and administrator, currently lives in Mount Pleasant, Texas with his wife, Melanie and family cat. An avid gardener, reader, and movie junkie, he enjoys all kinds of book and movie genres. His books contain aspects of all the genres he enjoys...action, adventure, magic, fantasy, and romance. His fantasy novels, The Janus Witch and The Open Portal, received 5-Star reviews from the prestigious Readers' Favorite Book Reviews, and he has been a finalist in a number of short story contests with Edges of Gray winning First Place in the Texas Authors Contest. Professional credits include articles published in the Texas Study of Secondary Educ ...more

Average rating: 4.34 · 368 ratings · 184 reviews · 10 distinct worksSimilar authors
Pringle Prawn

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The Janus Witch

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The Treasure Hunt Club

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Escape From Wheel (Conquest...

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The Open Portal

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Would You Exchange Your Life with Someone Else?

You see them every day, yet you rarely know they exist���faceless people leading quietly desperate lives. Unremarkable, they merge with the background camouflaged by their own colorless existence. They come and go, unnoticed by society at large.

As a public educator for 38 years, I saw a number of students who fit this description. Often lonely and friendless, they find it hard to fit in. Such stud Read more of this blog post »
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The End Game by Michael Scott Clifton
"This book is Ted Lasso meets basketball. Except in this case, Coach Cooper knows all about basketball. It is the dedication and belief in his players despite the sports climate in Texas...aka football.

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The End Game by Michael Scott Clifton
"The End Game by Michael Scott Clifton delivers a satisfying swish right through the net. Full of humor, romance, thoughtfulness, and tension, it’s a marvelous cozy book to disappear with on a rainy afternoon.

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"The End Game by Michael Scott Clifton is a delightful read that blends romance and sports while exploring the human connection. The story is about Chris Cooper who is a boys’ basketball coach and science teacher who moves to Mayfield, Texas for a fre" Read more of this review »
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For Love and Death by Stone Keye
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For Love and Death isn't your usual Mystery/Thriller. It combines humor and urban fantasy that I found not only unique, but also VERY entertaining. Imagine a private investigator who has an advantage no other PI has...the ability to see and talk with ...more
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No Easy Hope by James N. Cook
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No Easy Hope was a very enjoyable read. If you like the zombie-apocalypse genre (a growing and crowded field!), No Easy Hope was a cut above the "pack". I particularly liked the book's introduction on how the zombie apocalypse started and how the mai ...more
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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
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Fourth Wing has all the elements of an awesome fantasy story, but what ruined it for me was the frequent and over-the-top usage of F-Bombs. Toward the latter part of the book, you couldn't read a paragraph much less a page without the F-bombs droppin ...more
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Inheritance is like a meringue pie--two-thirds meringue and one-third pie. It is filled with empty chatty, chirpy dialogue that lends nothing to the story and instead, acts as filler. There are numerous characters, so many in fact, they get in each o ...more
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“Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it.”
― George Santayana”
Michael Scott Clifton, The Treasure Hunt Club

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
― Albert Einstein”
Michael Scott Clifton, The Janus Witch

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Michael Clifton Jane,
Thanks for the heads up on this book. I'll check it out!
Mike

Jane wrote: "Hi Michael,

One book you might like to read, considering your profession is, One Breath Away, by Heather Gudenkauf. It's a tightly written suspense about a school hostage-taking. (actually, a who..."


Jane wrote: "Hi Michael,

One book you might like to read, considering your profession is, One Breath Away, by Heather Gudenkauf. It's a tightly written suspense about a school hostage-taking. (actually, a who..."


Jane wrote: "Hi Michael,

One book you might like to read, considering your profession is, One Breath Away, by Heather Gudenkauf. It's a tightly written suspense about a school hostage-taking. (actually, a who..."


Jane wrote: "Hi Michael,

One book you might like to read, considering your profession is, One Breath Away, by Heather Gudenkauf. It's a tightly written suspense about a school hostage-taking. (actually, a who..."



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Jane Thomson Hi Michael,

One book you might like to read, considering your profession is, One Breath Away, by Heather Gudenkauf. It's a tightly written suspense about a school hostage-taking. (actually, a whole class)...it is written mainly from three points of view. I couldn't put it down.
Cheers,
Jane


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