Ernesto Cis­neros was born and raised in San­ta Ana, Cal­i­for­nia, where he still teach­es. Efrén Divid­ed is his first book. He holds an Eng­lish degree from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Cal­i­for­nia, Irvine; a teach­ing cre­den­tial from Cal­i­for­nia State Uni­ver­si­ty, Long Beach; as well as a mas­ter of fine arts in cre­ative writ­ing from Nation­al Uni­ver­si­ty. As an author, he believes in pro­vid­ing today’s youth with an hon­est depic­tion of char­ac­ters with whom they can iden­ti­fy. The real world is filled with amaz­ing peo­ple with diverse back­grounds and per­spec­tives. His work strives to reflect that. You can vis­it him online at www​.ernesto​cis​neros​.com.