The Bean Store, Book One: The Map of Eternity

After growing up in New Jersey, Warren Firschein graduated from the University of Rochester in 1989 with a degree in political science, followed by a law degree from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. He is the author of two previous middle-grade novels, The Pirate of Janaconda Island (Chapter Two Press, 2017) and Out of Synch (Chapter Two Press, 2015), considered the all-time best-selling middle grade novel about the sport of synchronized swimming. In addition, he is the coauthor (with Laura Kepner) of A Brief History of Safety Harbor, Florida (History Press, 2013). More recently, he is the cofounder and managing editor of Odet, a Florida-based literary journal. When not writing, he is an attorney for the Federal Communications Commission. He lives in Florida with his wife, Dawn, and their two daughters, Sophie and Elena. Visit him at www.warrenfirschein.com.