Michael Burns

Michael Burns

About

was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. My family moved to NewHampshire in 1950 where I attended high school, graduating in 1957. I deferredentrance to college to serve in the U.S. Navy for four years, seeing duty inSoutheast Asia in the early days of the Vietnam War. After mustering out of theNavy, I returned to New Hampshire where I met and married my wife, andmatriculated at the University of New Hampshire.

 

Encouraged by my freshman English teacher, I first becameinterested in writing fiction in 1963. I continued writing after being inspiredby the late Thomas Williams, National Book Award-winning author and mentor tomany young writers, among them John Irving.

 

In 1971 Ijoined the faculty of St. Paul's School, a college preparatory boarding schoolin Concord, New Hampshire. I retired from that school in 2004 after 33 years ofteaching chemistry, life science, and creative writing. At present, I am livingwith my wife in rural New Hampshire where I am at work on his fourth novel.Gemini, my first novel, was published by Poncha Press in 2001. Where You Are ismy second novel.

Manner-Man

Manner-Man

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<p>&quot;I am strong, and my flash is bright, And I will defend you and make things all right.&quot; These are the magic words to call upon Manner-Man - a superhero who can help control bullies and teach children ways to be considerate of others. Manner-Man arrives, shouting &quot;To the Rescue&quot;, helping children learn about sharing and warning about not 'hitting with words.' He teaches that if someone starts pushing, just shout out &quot;not nice!&quot; Meet the children who form the Manner-Man team and find out how to join! Manner-Man incorporates messages and characters found within some of Cannon's earlier books - helping children learn how to cope with bullies and look within themselves for their inner superhero! This is the fifth rhyming children's book by this award-winning author whose other bestselling books include Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys and Santa's Birthday Gift. Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won a dozen awards for her four previous rhyming books and is also the author of six published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. She has been called &quot;a modern day Dr.Seuss&quot; - GMTA Review. Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/SherrillSCannon</p>

Story Behind The Book

Sequel (of sorts) to my debut novel Gemini. Took me over two years to complete.

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