C. (Chris) Behrens is an award-winning children's author. While raising 2 beautiful daughters by himself, he earned his bachelor’s degree from Dominican University in New York. He graduated Magna Cum Laude and was the recipient of the Mother Lawrence Marie Award for Academic Excellence! His first book, Savanna’s Treasure, earned the Silver Medal in the 2015 Moonbeam Awards for the Early Reader/1st Chapter Book category. His second book, Alexander Hamilton's Wish for Battlefield Glory, earned the 2025 Indie BRAG Medallion and has received multiple 5-star reviews from Readers' Favorite. In his spare time (smile), he attended Rutgers at night for almost 2 years for a mgmt. program. Never giving up is in his blood! In 2023, he won an award from Writer's Digest for a poem about HOOPS! Two of his short stories were praised by Lorian Hemingway, the granddaughter of Ernest! Chris loves to create and never stops working hard at all he pursues!