Mike Kearby, a retired high school English teacher and coach, who has amassed five patents in irrigation technology, began writing in 2005. The Texas history devotee has garnered praise for his Free Anderson/Parks Scott trilogy.
The Road to a Hanging (2006) followed by Ride the Desperate Trail (2007) and Ambush at Mustang Canyon (...
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Mike Kearby, a retired high school English teacher and coach, who has amassed five patents in irrigation technology, began writing in 2005. The Texas history devotee has garnered praise for his Free Anderson/Parks Scott trilogy.
The Road to a Hanging (2006) followed by Ride the Desperate Trail (2007) and Ambush at Mustang Canyon ( 2007), completes his Young Adult trilogy. The Road to a Hanging was chosen for review by Roundup Magazine and Historical Novels Review. Ambush at Mustang Canyon was a 2008 Spur Award Finalist.
Mike and his work have been featured in newspapers across Texas, including the Abilene Reporter-News, San Angelo Standard-Times, New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, Victoria Advocate, Carrollton Leader, and the Brownwood Bulletin. Dorchester Publishing, a New York house acquired the mass-market rights to Mike's books in 2007.
Mike's most recent works include, The Taken (2008), and The Last Renegade (2008).
A sought after guest speaker for Texas History & English classes, Mikes presentations bring to life Texas rich history and motivate teenagers to become lifelong readers. Teachers write that Mike puts it in their lingo, reinforces classroom instruction, and sends teens buzzing into the library.
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