With his inspirational students and inquisitive readers in mind-and with a little help from his books’ memorable characters-Buyea put aside his latest manuscript to discuss “creative concoctions,” why he prefers not to physically describe his characters, and whether Mr. Much in demand, Buyea visits schools across the country and-virtually-throughout the world.ĭespite his success-which includes numerous accolades for his books-the Massachusetts-based Buyea, who studied biology and elementary education at Syracuse University, remains humble about the origins of his vocation: “I began writing so that I could become a better teacher of writing, and that happened because of my students. Terupt and The Perfect Score-and the stand-alone novels, What Comes Next (2021) and The Daredevils (2022). The former Orange wrestler, elementary and high school teacher, and wrestling coach is now the Penguin Random House author of two popular book series- Mr. These days, Buyea doesn’t so much walk as run. I said to myself, ‘You can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk?’” “Simply put, that didn’t sit well with me, so I got started.

“When I first began teaching, I was doing a lot of talking to my students about writing, challenging them to do certain things and even to feel certain ways, but I wasn’t doing any of it myself,” says Rob Buyea ’99, G’00, reflecting on his journey out of the classroom and toward publishing award-winning middle grades novels.

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