Michael D. Beil grew up in rural Ohio , where he learned to milk cows and other important lessons. He was a sailor, sailmaker and lawyer before finding his true calling in 1997: Teacher.
Since 2001, he has taught English and drama at Saint Vincent Ferrer, an all-girls Catholic high school in Manhattan, where he also wrote and produced Aftershocks, a play based on the challenges facing the immigrant families of some of his students.
He lives in New York with his wife, Laura Grimmer, and their animals, dog Isabel and cats Cyril and Emma, and his complete collection of the Harvard Classics.
Since 2001, he has taught English and drama at Saint Vincent Ferrer, an all-girls Catholic high school in Manhattan, where he also wrote and produced Aftershocks, a play based on the challenges facing the immigrant families of some of his students.
He lives in New York with his wife, Laura Grimmer, and their animals, dog Isabel and cats Cyril and Emma, and his complete collection of the Harvard Classics.
Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Children's Fiction
New and upcoming books
Series
Red Blazer Girls
1. The Ring of Rocamadour (2007)
2. The Vanishing Violin (2010)
3. The Mistaken Masterpiece (2011)
4. The Secret Cellar (2012)
1. The Ring of Rocamadour (2007)
2. The Vanishing Violin (2010)
3. The Mistaken Masterpiece (2011)
4. The Secret Cellar (2012)
Swallowtail Legacy
1. Wreck at Ada's Reef (2022)
2. Betrayal by the Book (2023)
3. The Swallowtail Legacy 3 (2025)
1. Wreck at Ada's Reef (2022)
2. Betrayal by the Book (2023)
3. The Swallowtail Legacy 3 (2025)
Award nominations
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