The Four Cities

Jim Price was born and raised in Springfield Massachusetts. This is the same city as another famous children's book author in Dr. Suess. He is a former basketball player who was a member of a basketball state championship team at Springfield Central High and was nominated Junior College All American for basketball at Springfield Technical Community College. His basketball Jersey number was retired at Springfield Technical Community College. In 2017 he was inducted into the Springfield Public Schools Sports Hall of Fame for basketball.Jim earned his Associates Degree in Liberal Arts from Springfield Technical Community College where he also made the National Dean's List Publication. Jim earned his bachelor's degree in Psychology from Western New England University. He earned both his master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and his Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in School Counseling from Springfield College. He currently is a candidate for Doctor of Education at American International College. When not writing he enjoys helping mentor the youth in any way he can though coaching the youth in basketball and with the work he does as a school counselor in the public-school setting.