Cuban-born Raul Ramos y Sanchez grew up in South Florida before becoming a long-time resident of the U.S. Midwest. Works of fiction by the award-winning author include the Class H Trilogy (America Libre, House Divided and Pancho Land) and the coming of age novel, The Skinny Years, released in June 2016. The author and his work have been featured on television, radio and print publications across the country along with a host of online media sources.