Janet Sumner Johnson is an award-winning author of both picture books and middle grade novels. Her debut picture book, Help Wanted: Must Love Books, won the 2021 CLEL BELL Read Award and was nominated for the Children’s Choice Book Awards in Colorado and Washington. The first book of her middle grade mystery series, The Winterton Deception: Final Word (2023) received starred trade reviews from Kirkus, Publisher’s Weekly, and Booklist, was named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus, and was nominated for state awards in New Hampshire, Maine, Indiana, and South Carolina. She lives in Utah with her husband, three kids, and her dog. Visit her online at janetsumnerjohnson.com.