Mr. Holden served as a substitute educator for more than a decade and later completed his B.A. in social science with an education concentration. He has worked as an English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) paraprofessional in a high school and is currently a paraprofessional at the elementary level in his local district. He also knows German and other languages, and enjoys listening to music, reading, tennis, television, traveling, and watching movies at home. Other titles by him include When Leaves Cry (co-author;also in Spanish as Cuando Las Hojas Lloran), S.O.O.T., Brush Up On Your German (Poliert Euer Deutsch Auf), a workbook by the same name, and his latest French edition of the title on this page Le Professeur Suppléant : Un Bref Guide Pour Garder la Tête Hors de L’eau dans La Salle de Classe. He also wrote Trust Issues: A Collection of Short Stories and Naija Baby. --This text refers to the paperback edition.