John Torres

John A. Torres is the author of more than 40 books for children, including Meet Our New Student from Haiti, Meet Our New Student from Zambia, and Meet Our New Student from Nicaragua for Mitchell Lane Publishers. He is also an award-winning journalist for a major Florida daily newspaper. John’s mother was born in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, which is near the island of Hispaniola. He has visited the Dominican Republic on a few occasions for research and church-related relief work. Journalism has also taken John to many other countries, including Haiti, Indonesia, India, Italy, England, Mexico, and Zambia, among others. John graduated from Fordham University with a degree in communications and a minor in political science. He lives in Florida with his wife and five children.